110318KF029-072 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 18, 2011) An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Black Eagles of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113 catapults off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Hawkeye provides aerial observation and damage assessment as well as air traffic coordination. Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Japan providing humanitarian assistance as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. Navy

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