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| PHILIPPINE SEA (March 17, 2007) – Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) guided missile destroyer JS Myoko (DDG 175) pulls alongside USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) for a refueling at sea (RAS). Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (RRCSG) took part in a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the JMSDF in the Philippine Sea March 16-18. RRCSG and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW) 14 are underway in support of operations in the western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call) (RELEASED) |

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| USS RONALD REAGAN, At sea -- Steaming in unison, a formation of U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) ships participate in a photo exercise (PHOTOEX) with USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Western Pacific Ocean. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean on a surge deployment in support of U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific. (Official U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (AW/SW) Aaron Burden) (RELEASED) |