161206-N-AC117-028 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 6, 2016) Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Defense (MOD) for the United Kingdom (UK), Stephen Lovegrove, is saluted by side boys as he arrives aboard the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Lovegrove is responsible, as the UK governments principal civilian advisor, for leading defense, heading the Department of State, the overall organization, management and staffing of defense and more. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of CSG 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class MacAdam Kane Weissman/Released)
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