120427-N-DM338-434 NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BREMERTON, Wash. (April 27, 2012) Aviation BoatswainÕs Mate (Equipment) Airman Michael Costales, from New York, and Aviation BoatswainÕs Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Brendan Fagan, from San Francisco, turn a hand crank to raise a steam-powered catapult chamber from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The catapult is being refurbished to maintain operational effectiveness. Ronald Reagan is homeported in Bremerton, Wash., while undergoing a docked planned incremental availability maintenance period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
120427-N-DM338-434 NAVAL BASE KITSAP-BREMERTON, Wash. (April 27, 2012) Aviation BoatswainÕs Mate (Equipment) Airman Michael Costales, from New York, and Aviation BoatswainÕs Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Brendan Fagan, from San Francisco, turn a hand crank to raise a steam-powered catapult chamber from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The catapult is being refurbished to maintain operational effectiveness. Ronald Reagan is homeported in Bremerton, Wash., while undergoing a docked planned incremental availability maintenance period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas A. Groesch/Released) - Official Navy Imagery - Sailors turn a hand crank to raise a steam-powered catapult chamber.
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