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CHANGI NAVAL BASE, Singapore (July 22, 2022) – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro meets with Sailors in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). During Del Toro’s visit, he held a press conference and addressed the crew over the ships 1MC. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gray Gibson)