YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- The forward-deployed Ronald Reagan
Strike Group departed Yokosuka, Japan, May 29, for a regularly scheduled patrol
to operate in the western Pacific Ocean.
Ronald Reagan Strike Group will be conducting training in
the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations supporting security and stability in the
Indo-Pacific region.
"[Ronald Reagan Strike Group] is very excited to get
underway and begin to train and operate together, as well as with our allies
and partners," said Rear Adm. Marc Dalton, commander, Commander Task Force
70. "As we get underway for these operations we will continue to represent
the United States as the security partner of choice in the region, to ensure
freedom of the seas, drive stability and security and to promote adherence to a
rules-based international order."
Reagan successfully completed sea trials, May 17, in preparation
for the patrol.
"I'm very proud of the hard work and diligence of all
of the incredible Sailors in the strike group," Dalton said. "The
Ronald Reagan Strike Group is ready to get underway to perform our mission in
all respects and to answer the call of our nation and our allies."
The Ronald Reagan Strike Group also includes the Arleigh
Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) and the
Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Antietam (CG 54) and USS
Chancellorsville (CG 62).
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