200915-N-ML137-1031 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 15, 2020) Airman Brianey Casillas, from Downey, California, hooks up an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 to a catapult on the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in support of Valiant Shield 2020. Valiant Shield is a only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detectin
200915-N-ML137-1031 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 15, 2020) Airman Brianey Casillas, from Downey, California, hooks up an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 to a catapult on the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in support of Valiant Shield 2020. Valiant Shield is a only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer)
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