Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Novalee Manzella | USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) | 02.13.2024
240213-N-YD731-1005 JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK, Va. (Feb. 13, 2024) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Caleb Boyd, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), prepares ammo for an M240B machine gun during a live-fire exercise, Feb. 13, 2024. George H.W. Bush is undergoing a planned incremental availability (PIA) to increase lethality and serviceability, and......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Markus Castaneda | USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) | 05.25.2023
230526-N-WI365-1450 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 26, 2023) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Bryan Bartoli, from Boca Raton, Florida, prepares a C-2A Greyhound, attached to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30, for launch on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, May 26. VRC 30......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Markus Castaneda | USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) | 05.25.2023
230526-N-WI365-1410 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 26, 2023) Lt. William Peters, from Webster, Massachusetts, prepares to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, May 26. The Royal Maces conduct carrier-based air strikes......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Markus Castaneda | USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) | 05.25.2023
230526-N-WI365-1374 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 26, 2023) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Kaleb Willoughby, from Williamstown, Kentucky, verifies the weight of an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, May 26.......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Markus Castaneda | USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) | 05.25.2023
230526-N-WI365-1304 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 26, 2023) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Christopher Settle, from Columbus, Indiana, inspects the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), after a launch in the Philippine Sea, May 26. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Markus Castaneda | USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) | 05.25.2023
230526-N-WI365-1251 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 26, 2023) Lt. William Peters, from Webster, Massachusetts, launches an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, May 26. The Dambusters earned their nickname on May 1, 1951 when......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Markus Castaneda | USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) | 05.25.2023
230526-N-WI365-1198 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 26, 2023) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Bryan Bartoli, from Boca Raton, Florida, prepares an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, for launch on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, May 26. The......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Markus Castaneda | USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) | 05.25.2023
230526-N-WI365-1052 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 26, 2023) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Kaleb Willoughby, from Williamstown, Kentucky, verifies the weight of a C-2A Greyhound, attached to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, May 26.......