Japan (Feb. 22, 2016) Airman Garry Waterman, from Moweaqua, Ill., uses a heat gun to melt tar-based adhesive while laying tiles aboard the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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