Flight deck operations aboard USS Ronald Reagan [Image 7 of 7]

GULF OF OMAN, USCENTCOM, AT SEA

10.08.2008

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Scott    

U.S. Navy           

An aviation boatswain's mate watches from a catwalk as an F/A-18F Super Hornet prepares for launch from catapult 2 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. The Super Hornet is a strike fighter with significant growth potential and increased range, endurance and ordnance-carrying capabilities. Ronald Reagan is currently deployed to the 5th Fleet/NAVCENT area of responsibility. Operations in the NAVCENT area of operations are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity.

• Date Taken: 10.08.2008
• Date Posted: 07.19.2011 17:52
• Photo ID: 120964
• VIRIN: 081008-N-1635S-002
• Resolution: 3872x2592
• Size: 1.61 MB
• Location: GULF OF OMAN, USCENTCOM, AT SEA