Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman (AW) Ismael Simentales, from Austin, Texas, left, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman (AW) Brandon Randall, from Naples, Florida, center, observe Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class (AW) Samantha McLaughlin, from Old Town, Maine, using a pneumatic grinder to remove paint and corrosion from a divisional-door track in the hanger bay of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The hanger bay doors are used to isolate fires and control damage casualties in case of an emergency. Ronald Reagan, t


Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman (AW) Ismael Simentales, from Austin, Texas, left, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman (AW) Brandon Randall, from Naples, Florida, center, observe Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class (AW) Samantha McLaughlin, from Old Town, Maine, using a pneumatic grinder to remove paint and corrosion from a divisional-door track in the hanger bay of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The hanger bay doors are used to isolate fires and control damage casualties in case of an emergency. 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-Asia-Pacific region.


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