JS Kaga joins Ronald Reagan CSG in South China Sea for drills

The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group had joint training with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Escort Flotilla 4 Battle Group in South China Sea on Aug. 31.

The Ronald Reagan Strike Group ship’s aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), the guided-missile destroyer USS Antietam (CG 54) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) conduct a photo exercise with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force ship’s the helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH 184), the destroyer JS Inazuma (DD 105) and the destroyer JS Suzutsuki (DD 117). The Ronald Reagan Strike Group is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erwin Jacob Villavicencio Miciano)