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MANILA BAY (Oct. 14, 2022) Quartermaster 3rd Class Kevin Fernandez, right, from Dover, New Jersey, Senior Chief Quartermaster Elvis Gomez, center, from Hackensack, New Jersey, and Lt. j.g. Jason Hood, from Lewisville, North Carolina, monitor the navigation of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as it 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)