Keen Sword 17 [Image 151 of 242]

PHILIPPINE SEA

11.02.2016

Photo by Nathan Burke    

U.S. Navy           

Sailors assigned to the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, load an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile onto an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during Keen Sword 17 (KS17). KS17 is a biennial, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Pacific Command-sponsored field training exercise (FTX). KS17 is a joint/bilateral FTX designed to meet mutual defense objectives by increasing combat readiness and interoperability between Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) and U.S. forces. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5), is on patrol in the Philippine Sea supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Burke)

• Date Taken: 11.02.2016
• Date Posted: 11.05.2016 00:33
• Photo ID: 2969800
• VIRIN: 161102-N-OI810-134
• Resolution: 3393x2258
• Size: 1.51 MB
• Location: PHILIPPINE SEA