230713-N-JO823-1129 INDIAN OCEAN (July 13, 2023) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Julian Bibb, from Detroit, directs an EA-18G Growler, attached to the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141, while it is towed on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Indian Ocean, July 13, 2023. The primary role of EA-18G Growlers is to disrupt the ability to communicate between units in combat through the use of electronic warfare. 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 3rd Class Natasha ChevalierLosada)
| Date Taken: | 07.13.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 07.18.2023 14:34 |
| Photo ID: | 7919455 |
| VIRIN: | 230713-N-JO823-1129 |
| Resolution: | 3004x2017 |
| Size: | 1.22 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 24 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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