230617-N-AR554-1021 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 17, 2023) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) approaches the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), prior to a fueling-at-sea, in the South China Sea, June 17, 2023. 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charlotte Dudenhoeffer)

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Keywords: 54, 76, antietam, cg, cvn, fas, fueling--sea, reagan, ronald, uss