Posted: 01/01/2018
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 01, 2017) Fireworks explode over the skyline behind the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), for New Year's Day. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate)