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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) transits the Philippine Sea at night.
PHILIPPINE SEA (May 29, 2021) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182) steams alongside the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). 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.
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) steams off the coast of Iwo To.
An F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
Sailors remove an AIM 9X missile from an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
viation Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Brenden Eaves, from Earlville, New York, conducts maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
Logistics Specialist 1st Class Aaron Azuma, from Olongapo, Philippines, directs a cargo onload aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
A Sailor fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a "Killer Tomato" live-fire exercise on the fantail of the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
Sailors  conduct fast-rope training from an MH-60S Sea Hawk on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
Explosive Ordnance Disposal 3rd Class Ajith Brown prepares to conduct fast-rope training from an MH-60S Sea Hawk onto the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
Capt. Matthew Ventimiglia greets Vice Adm. Bill Merz, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, on the flight deck for a ship visit.
PHILIPPINE SEA (June 2, 2021) Vice Adm. Bill Merz, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, departs the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). During Merz’s visit he attended meetings with warfare commanders and provided a message to the crew over the ship’s announcement system. 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.
PHILIPPINE SEA (June 2, 2021) Vice Adm. Bill Merz, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, addresses the crew of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), from the pilot house. During Merz’s visit he attended meetings with warfare commanders and provided a message to the crew over the ship’s announcement system. 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.
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) refuels from USNS Pecos (T-AO 195).
Naval Air Crewmen (Helicopter) 2nd Class Peter Hoffman, from Maine, and Naval Air Crewmen (Helicopter) 2nd Class Derek Wheaton from Jacksonville, Florida, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 sit passenger in an MH-60S Sea Hawk as the guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) steams with the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182).
Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Lawrence Belancik, from Dededo, Guam, washes an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force guided-missile destroyer JS Maya (DDG 179) turns away from the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) departs Fleet Activities Yokosuka for deployment.
210519-N-WS494-1026 YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 19, 2021) Sailors prepare to man the rails on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as it departs Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Five, 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 Quinton A. Lee)
Capt. Matthew Ventimiglia, executive officer of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), speaks during an all-hands call on the flight deck.

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