240609-N-ER894-1018 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 9, 2024) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/Recovery Equipment) Airman Lilly Phillips, from Indianapolis, conducts final flight checks on an E-2D Hawkeye, attached to the Tigertails of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 125, before it launches from the flight deck aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during flight operations in support of Valiant Shield 2024 in the Philippine Sea, June 9. 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. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Dimal)
Date Taken: | 06.09.2024 |
Date Posted: | 06.10.2024 07:41 |
Photo ID: | 8463533 |
VIRIN: | 240609-N-ER894-1018 |
Resolution: | 2523x3154 |
Size: | 1.34 MB |
Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
Web Views: | 281 |
Downloads: | 2 |
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