U.S., Japan Build on 60 Years of Regional Cooperation

200816-N-RF825-0204.JPG Photo By: Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Ta

Aug 19, 2020

PHILIPPINE SEA - (From left) Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer Ikazuchi (JS 107), fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) and the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) steam ahead while conducting a replenishment-at-sea. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.

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