230622-N-YX844-1018 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 22, 2023) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Equipment) 3rd Class Shanastie Hublanco, from Naalehu, Hawaii, prepares an E-2D Hawkeye, attached to the Tiger Tails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, for takeoff aboard the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the South China Sea, June 22, 2023. E-2D Hawkeyes perform tactical airborne, early warning missions to provide valuable information to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 5 as it plans and executes operations. 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 Evan Mueller)
Date Taken: | 06.22.2023 |
Date Posted: | 06.26.2023 09:15 |
Photo ID: | 7881271 |
VIRIN: | 230622-N-YX844-1018 |
Resolution: | 2664x1774 |
Size: | 1.03 MB |
Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
Web Views: | 22 |
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