220728-N-DW158-2027 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 1, 2022) Sailors load ordnance onto an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 1. The Dambusters earned their nickname on May 1, 1951 when the squadron's Skyraiders destroyed the heavily defended and strategically positioned Hwacheon Dam in North Korea with aerial torpedoes by making precise low level runs. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gray Gibson)
Date Taken: | 08.01.2022 |
Date Posted: | 08.03.2022 17:18 |
Photo ID: | 7351547 |
VIRIN: | 220801-N-DW158-2027 |
Resolution: | 6990x4912 |
Size: | 904.67 KB |
Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
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