151128-N-IN729-612 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (Nov. 28, 2015) Capt. Christopher Bolt, commanding officer of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), left, and Capt. Eric Lindfors, observe Lindfor's father's burial-at-sea ceremony. Ronald Reagan and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of the and its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan McFarlane/Released)

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