220512-N-SI601-1094 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 12, 2022) A performance test is conducted on an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet engine on the fantail aboard the aboard the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The performance checks are one of the final maintenance steps before the engines are returned to full operational capability. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.

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Keywords: .., 76, aviation, cvn, engine, jet, navy, reagan, ronald, uss