160614-N-NF288-232 [Image 123 of 132]

WA

06.14.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jamaal Liddell 

U.S. Navy           

160614-N-NF288-232
WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (June 14, 2016) Sailors on the flight deck catch their breath alongside an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Eagles” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 during a break in flight operations on the flight deck of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The flight deck is one of the most dangerous work environments due to the density of hazards--jets blasts, spinning rotors and aircraft launches--in a relatively small platform 90 feet above the water’s surface. The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jamaal Liddell/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.14.2016
• Date Posted: 06.16.2016 00:07
• Photo ID: 2663067
• VIRIN: 160614-N-NF288-232
• Resolution: 3600x2571
• Size: 1.03 MB
• Location: WA