USS Ronald Reagan aircraft maintenance [Image 4 of 14]

USS RONALD REAGAN, AT SEA

07.28.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Timothy Schumaker 

USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76)   

Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Anthony Vindiola, left, a Fresno, Calif., native and Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Ty Remington, right, a Bartlesville, Okla., native assigned to the “Black Eagles” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, receive turbo prop engine training from Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Pedro Gaytan, center, a Los Angeles native, in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Timothy Schumaker/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.28.2014
• Date Posted: 07.29.2014 03:56
• Photo ID: 1470239
• VIRIN: 140728-N-UK306-049
• Resolution: 2587x1848
• Size: 703.12 KB
• Location: USS RONALD REAGAN, AT SEA
• Hometown: BARTLESVILLE, OK, US
• Hometown: FRESNO, CA, US
• Hometown: LOS ANGELES, CA, US