200530-N-DL524-1015 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 30, 2020) Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, Vice Adm. William R. Merz dons flight gear prior to a flight on an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, on the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Merz visited the officers and crew of Ronald Reagan and Carrier Strike Group 5 to discuss the critical nature of the maritime mission in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erica Bechard)
| Date Taken: | 05.30.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 06.01.2020 21:54 |
| Photo ID: | 6227606 |
| VIRIN: | 200530-N-DL524-1015 |
| Resolution: | 2923x3898 |
| Size: | 824.11 KB |
| Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
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