190619-N-PJ626-0004

190619-N-JK118-1062 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 19, 2019) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship JS Izumo (DH-183) sails alongside the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) while an MH-60R Sea Hawk from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 conducts flight operations. 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-Pacific region.