Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Nathan Peterson, from Chicago, hooks up an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 to a catapult on the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer)

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