USS Ronald Reagan [Image 10 of 12]

USPACOM, AT SEA

11.03.2008

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Scott    

U.S. Navy           

An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron 25 launches off of the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. The F/A-18C Hornet is an all-weather, attack aircraft that can also be used as a fighter. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean, the U.S. 7th Fleet is the largest of the forward-deployed U.S. fleets covering 52 million square miles, with approximately 50 ships, 120 aircraft and 20,000 Sailors and Marines assigned at any given time.

• Date Taken: 11.03.2008
• Date Posted: 09.18.2011 01:54
• Photo ID: 125958
• VIRIN: 081103-N-1635S-002
• Resolution: 3872x2592
• Size: 1.53 MB
• Location: USPACOM, AT SEA