USS Ronald Reagan [Image 7 of 11]

USPACOM, AT SEA

11.08.2008

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Buliavac 

U.S. Navy           

Omar Yacsavilca, aviation structural mechanic, from Boston, and Edward Mirandadecoo, aviation structural mechanic, from Bronx, N.Y., work on the trailing edge flap of an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron 25 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. While in its fighter mode the Hornet is used primarily as an escort and for fleet air defense. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean, the 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: 11.08.2008
• Date Posted: 11.09.2008 09:14
• Photo ID: 127163
• VIRIN: 081108-N-3659B-110
• Resolution: 4288x2848
• Size: 1.16 MB
• Location: USPACOM, AT SEA