PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 19, 2018) Distinguished visitors from Guam watch an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 land on the flight deck of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during the exercise Valiant Shield 2018. Valiant Shield is a only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking, and engaging units at sea, in the air, and in
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 19, 2018) Distinguished visitors from Guam watch an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 land on the flight deck of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during the exercise Valiant Shield 2018. Valiant Shield is a only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking, and engaging units at sea, in the air, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region.
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