YOKOSUKA, Japan (Mar. 1, 2017) Machinist's Mate 3rd Class John Wagner, from Dallas, reads from the Bible before Roman Catholic mass in the ship’s chapel aboard the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent, 46 days before Easter. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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