170906-N-AC117-146 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 6, 2017) Capt. Buzz Donnelly, commanding officer of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), explaines flight deck operations to William F. Hagerty, U.S. ambassador to Japan, on the ship's bridge. Ronald Reagan, the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Macadam Weissman/Released)