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Vice Adm. William R. Merz, Commander, 7th Fleet, speaks with Capt. Pat Hannifin, the commanding officer of the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while touring the Reagan. USS Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.