170924-N-OY799-103 [Image 87 of 228]

PHILIPPINE SEA

09.24.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate 

U.S. Navy           

170924-N-OY799-103
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 24, 2017) Cmdr. Alex Hampton, from Chicago, the new commanding officer of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, performs a high-speed fly-by in an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned toVFA-27 after an aerial change-of-command over the flight deck of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is conducting bilateral training exercises in the Philippine Sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Akebono (DD 108). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

• Date Taken: 09.24.2017
• Date Posted: 09.26.2017 00:41
• Photo ID: 3808100
• VIRIN: 170924-N-OY799-103
• Resolution: 3566x2059
• Size: 636.27 KB
• Location: PHILIPPINE SEA