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PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 20, 2023) Cmdr. Shawn Teutsch, right, dental officer, and Lt. Bomy Shim, from Aurora, Colorado, cut a celebratory cake during a ceremony for the Dental Corps’ 111th birthday in the dental clinic aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 20, 2023. The Dental Corps was established Aug. 22, 1912 by an Act of Congress. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Natasha ChevalierLosada)