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160509-N-NF288-175 TOKYO BAY (May 09, 2016) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Meagan Turner, from Houston, scans the horizon while standing lookout watch as Quartermaster 3rd Class Chris Rexrode, from Andover, Ohio, stands by to relay the ship's position to the navigation bridge aboard the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the ship departs Yokosuka, Japan for sea trials. Ronald Reagan’s crew is testing her seaworthiness during sea trials. Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force which protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jamaal Liddell/Released)