081103-N-1635S-004 PACIFIC OCEAN (November 3, 2008) - Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Benjamin Olegario cleans the canopy of an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). As a plane captain, Olegario is responsible for the aircraft until it is turned over to the pilot. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean, the 7th Fleet is the largest of th
081103-N-1635S-004 PACIFIC OCEAN (November 3, 2008) - Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Benjamin Olegario cleans the canopy of an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). As a plane captain, Olegario is responsible for the aircraft until it is turned over to the pilot. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean, the 7th Fleet is the largest of the forward-deployed fleets covering 52 million square miles, with approximately 50 ships, 120 aircraft and 20,000 Sailors and Marines assigned at any given time. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (AW) Joshua Scott. (RELEASED) USS Ronald Reagan DVIDS125956
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