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221019-N-UF592-1019 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 19, 2022) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Florencio Stamberger, from Mendota, Illinois, cleans the teeth of Chief Master-at-Arms Arely Valadez, from Etna, California, in the dental office aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Oct. 19. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eric Stanton)