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MANILA BAY (Oct. 14, 2022) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Malcom Castillo, from Chicago, monitors surface contacts as the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), anchors in Manila Bay, Philippines, Oct. 14. 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 Seaman Natasha ChevalierLosada)