YOKOSUKA, Japan Japanese Minister of Defense, Tomomi Inada, visits the U.S. Navy’s

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 23, 2016) Japanese Minister of Defense Tomomi Inada passes through sideboys as she visits the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). While on board, the defense minister and her accompanying group received a tour and brief about the mission of the forward-deployed naval forces. Ronald Reagan is forward deployed to Japan in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Mcfarlane/Released)

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 23, 2016) Japanese Minister of Defense Tomomi Inada, shakes hands with Capt. Buzz Donnelly, Commanding Officer, USS Ronald Reagan, during her visit aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). While on board, the defense minister and her accompanying group received a tour and brief about the mission of the forward-deployed naval forces. Ronald Reagan is forward deployed to Japan in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Mcfarlane/Released)

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 23, 2016) Japanese Minister of Defense, Tomomi Inada, and her accompanying group, receive a brief about the mission of forward-deployed naval forces during a tour of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is forward deployed to Japan in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adrienne Powers/ Released)

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 23, 2016) Japanese Minister of Defense, Tomomi Inada, (right) and Adm. Tomohisa Takei, Chief of Staff, Maritime Staff Office (left), receive a brief about the mission of forward-deployed naval forces during a tour of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is forward deployed to Japan in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adrienne Powers/ Released)

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 23, 2016) Japanese Minister of Defense, Tomomi Inada, visits the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). While on board, the defense minister and her accompanying group received a tour and brief about the mission of the forward-deployed naval forces. Ronald Reagan is forward deployed to Japan in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3nd Class Ryan McFarlane /Released)