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    An E-2C Hawkeye Prepares To Make An Arrested Gear Landing [Image 4 of 24]

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    A U.S. Navy E-2 Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft is photographed head-on in flight against an overcast gray sky. The aircraft's twin turboprop engines are running with propellers in motion, and its landing gear is deployed, suggesting it is on approach or recently airborne. The distinctive rotodome radar disc mounted above the fuselage is clearly visible.

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    05.19.2022

    Photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Ryan Tabios 

    USS Nimitz (CVN 68)   

    220518-N-LY692-1022 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 18, 2022) An E-2C Hawkeye, from the “Sun Kings” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116, prepares to make an arrested gear landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jared Mancuso)

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    Date Taken: 05.19.2022
    Date Posted: 05.20.2022 03:12
    Photo ID: 7223861
    VIRIN: 220518-N-LY692-1022
    Resolution: 4037x1690
    Size: 772.08 KB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
    Web Views: 97
    Downloads: 18

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