230526-N-WI365-1251 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 26, 2023) Lt. William Peters, from Webster, Massachusetts, launches 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, May 26. 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 2nd Class Markus Castaneda)
Date Taken: | 05.25.2023 |
Date Posted: | 05.26.2023 14:34 |
Photo ID: | 7820929 |
VIRIN: | 230526-N-WI365-1251 |
Resolution: | 5217x3478 |
Size: | 1.31 MB |
Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
Web Views: | 42 |
Downloads: | 6 |
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