The Nimitz-class plane provider was joined within the port go to by the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) and USS Antietam (CG 54).
The ships, together with the squadrons of Provider Air Wing (CVW) 5 and members of the embarked employees of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, make up Provider Strike Group (CSG) 5.
“Dozens of Ronald Reagan and Strike Group 5 Sailors are from the Philippines, and they’re actually grateful to return residence and see their households and mates,” stated Capt. Daryle Cardone, commanding officer, USS Ronald Reagan. “The complete crew is raring to sightsee, take part in group relations initiatives, and expertise the wealthy tradition, delicacies, and historical past right here. The Filipino individuals have at all times welcomed your complete crew, and we’re grateful to return.”
Whereas in Manila, provider strike group personnel could have alternatives to proceed constructing private {and professional} relationships within the Philippines, together with by engagements aboard USS Ronald Reagan, in addition to by volunteer work in the neighborhood and cultural change occasions.
The Ronald Reagan Provider Strike Group is forward-deployed to the U.S. seventh Fleet space of operations in help of a free and open Indo-Pacific. U.S. seventh Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and companions in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific area.
