070206-N-9712C-002 Pacific Ocean (Feb. 6, 2007) - Airman Aaron Rimer, uses an air hose to clean out the pad-eyes in the hanger bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Cleaning the hanger bay is an important task on an aircraft carrier, as the tiniest pebble to the bolts used to hold aircraft together are potential pieces of FOD (foreign object damage) and can mean the destruction of expensive aircraft and the possibility of endangering the lives of the crew members who work on aircraft every day. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is currently underway in support
070206-N-9712C-002 Pacific Ocean (Feb. 6, 2007) - Airman Aaron Rimer, uses an air hose to clean out the pad-eyes in the hanger bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Cleaning the hanger bay is an important task on an aircraft carrier, as the tiniest pebble to the bolts used to hold aircraft together are potential pieces of FOD (foreign object damage) and can mean the destruction of expensive aircraft and the possibility of endangering the lives of the crew members who work on aircraft every day. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is currently underway in support of operations in the western Pacific. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John P Curtis (RELEASED) US Navy 070206-N-9712C-002 Airman Aaron Rimer, uses an air hose to clean out the pad-eyes in the hanger bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)
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