An MH-60R Seahawk helicopter assigned to the Blue Hawks of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 lifts off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during helicopter operations. Ronald Reagan is currently en route to Hawaii for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1. RIMPAC will take place in and around the Hawaiian Islands. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Emiline L.

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An MH-60R Seahawk helicopter assigned to the Blue Hawks of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 lifts off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during helicopter operations. Ronald Reagan is currently en route to Hawaii for Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in the biennial RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1. RIMPAC will take place in and around the Hawaiian Islands. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Emiline L. M. Senn/Released) USS Ronald Reagan en route RIMPAC 2014 140625-N-OR184-019

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