210806-N-WS494-2165 ARABIAN SEA (Aug 6, 2021) – From left, Lt. Rodney Wagstaff, Air Force Maj. Fernando Suito Acuna, CAOC combat plans lead, Air Force Maj. Gregory Hartman, executive assistant, Royal Australian Air Force Air Commodore Nathan Christie, Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) director, and Capt. Michael Sweeney, deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, observe an E-2D Hawkeye reconnaissance plane, attached to the “Tiger Tails” of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, landing on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Arabian Sea, A
210806-N-WS494-2165 ARABIAN SEA (Aug 6, 2021) – From left, Lt. Rodney Wagstaff, Air Force Maj. Fernando Suito Acuna, CAOC combat plans lead, Air Force Maj. Gregory Hartman, executive assistant, Royal Australian Air Force Air Commodore Nathan Christie, Combined Air Operations Center (CAOC) director, and Capt. Michael Sweeney, deputy commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, observe an E-2D Hawkeye reconnaissance plane, attached to the “Tiger Tails” of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, landing on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Arabian Sea, Aug. 6. Ronald Reagan is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points.
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