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SAGAMI WAN (Nov. 6, 2022) The Honorable Rahm Emanuel, U.S. ambassador to Japan, Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Rear Adm. Buzz Donnelly, commander, Task Force 70, and Capt. Daryle Cardone, commanding officer of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), speak in the commanding officer’s in-port cabin 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 3rd Class George Cardenas)