US Navy photo
United States Navy Carrier Strike Group 5, with its flagship USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) sailing in formation conducted a coordinated live-fire gunnery exercise in Pacific Ocean.
The said carrier strike group is forward-deployed to provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of US allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
US Navy photo
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