USS Ronald Reagan Operations [Image 4 of 9]

USPACOM, AT SEA

11.10.2008

Photo by Oliver Cole 

U.S. Navy           

An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the "Black Eagles" of Airborne Early Waring Squadron 113 prepares to land aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. The Hawkeye provides all-weather airborne early warning, airborne battle management and command and control functions for the carrier strike group and joint force commander. 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 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: 11.10.2008
• Date Posted: 10.07.2011 18:59
• Photo ID: 127333
• VIRIN: 081110-O-9999C-002
• Resolution: 2592x3872
• Size: 1.75 MB
• Location: USPACOM, AT SEA