220812-N-DW158-1019 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 12, 2022) Lt. Bryant Smith, front, from Alexandria, Virginia, and Lt. Jacob Crucian, from Clemmons, North Carolina, pose for a photo in an EA-18G Growler attached to the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 before launch 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. 12. The primary role of EA-18G Growlers is to disrupt the ability to communicate between units in combat through the use of electronic warfare. 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: | 08.12.2022 |
Date Posted: | 08.14.2022 10:37 |
Photo ID: | 7368960 |
VIRIN: | 220812-N-DW158-1019 |
Resolution: | 7360x4347 |
Size: | 999.37 KB |
Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
Hometown: | ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, US |
Hometown: | CLEMMONS, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
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