Petty Officer 2nd Class Kai Loberg, left, from Sturgeon Bay, Wis., and Petty Officer 3rd Class Omar Yacsavilca, from Boston, work on connecting a new wing section on to a F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron 25 in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Aviation structural mechanics are responsible for performing daily maintenance on aircraft. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean, the U.S. 7th Fleet is the largest of the forward-deployed U.S. fleets covering 52 million square miles, with approximately 50 ships, 120 aircraft and 20,000 Sailors and Marines assigned at any given time.
Date Taken: | 11.04.2008 |
Date Posted: | 09.24.2011 08:27 |
Photo ID: | 126377 |
VIRIN: | 081104-N-1635S-002 |
Resolution: | 3872x2592 |
Size: | 1.14 MB |
Location: | USPACOM, AT SEA |
Web Views: | 77 |
Downloads: | 8 |
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