USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducts routine flight operations [Image 8 of 9]

PHILIPPINE SEA

11.11.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Caroline Lui 

USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76)   

231111-N-IK052-1175 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 11, 2023) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 3rd Class Mike Young, from Washington, signals the recovery of an E-2D Hawkeye, attached to the Tigertails of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 125, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 11. E-2D Hawkeyes perform tactical airborne, early warning missions to provide valuable information to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 as it plans and executes operations. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caroline H. Lui)

• Date Taken: 11.11.2023
• Date Posted: 11.11.2023 11:37
• Photo ID: 8119011
• VIRIN: 231111-N-IK052-1175
• Resolution: 4308x2875
• Size: 2.46 MB
• Location: PHILIPPINE SEA