YOKOSUKA, Japan, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in Yokosuka, Japan, on Thursday for security support in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.
Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is currently the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, and the fifth carrier deployed to the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. The fleet is the largest of all the U.S. Navy's forward-deployed fleets, with 60 to 70 ships, 150 to 200 aircraft, and around 40,000 Navy and Marine Corps personnel. The fleet has operational command of all naval forces in the region, and is tasked with providing natural disaster support and defense of the Korean Peninsula.