Mission creep a way of life in Western Pacific as sailors struggle with constant demands

The only forward deployed aircraft carrier here in Yokosuka, Japan, the USS Ronald Reagan patrols a vast area marked by growing friction driven by an unpredictable leader in North Korea, occasional Russian provocations and China, which has been seizing and militarizing disputed South

      

 

 

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