070402-N-3659B-067 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 2, 2007) - Engineman 3rd Class Loi Mai, from Vietnam, performs brake rider duties in the pilot seat of an E-2C Hawkeye on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Mai is a plane captain assigned to the "Black Eagles" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113. Plane captains are responsible for pre-flight and post-flight inspections of aircraft and maintain the lines of communication between the aircrew and ground crew during launch procedures. Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourt
070402-N-3659B-067 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 2, 2007) - Engineman 3rd Class Loi Mai, from Vietnam, performs brake rider duties in the pilot seat of an E-2C Hawkeye on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Mai is a plane captain assigned to the "Black Eagles" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113. Plane captains are responsible for pre-flight and post-flight inspections of aircraft and maintain the lines of communication between the aircrew and ground crew during launch procedures. Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) are underway in support of operations in the western Pacific. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac (RELEASED) US Navy 070402-N-3659B-067 Engineman 3rd Class Loi Mai, from Vietnam, performs brake rider duties in the pilot seat of an E-2C Hawkeye on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)
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