160318-N-IN729-290 YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 18, 2016)

160318-N-IN729-290 YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 18, 2016) Retired Marine Corps Lt. Col. Raymond Swalley, right, World War II veteran, gives Capt. Brett Crozier, left, executive officer of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), a documentary and photograph of the squadron he was attached to “The Blue Devils” of Marine Fighter Squadron (VMF) 451. Swalley served as a pilot in the Marine Corps aboard USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) during World War II. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan McFarlane/Released)