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SAGAMI WAN (Nov. 6, 2022) Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, Honorable Rahm Emanuel, right, U.S. ambassador to Japan, and Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, center, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, tour the hangar led by Capt. Michael Sweeny, commander, Carrier Air Wing 5, aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Review 2022, in the Sagami Wan, Nov. 6. 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)