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WATERS BETWEEN JAPAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (Oct. 5, 2022) Lt. William Peters, from Webster, Massachusetts, signals for the launch of an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the waters between Japan and the Republic of Korea, Oct. 5. 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 2nd Class Michael B. Jarmiolowski)