060619-N-7130B-117 Philippine Sea (June 19, 2006) - An Aviation Ordnanceman inspects the mount of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron Two Five (VFA-25), aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Exercise Valiant Shield. Valiant Shield focuses on integrated joint training among military forces, enabling real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces and in detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. Navy photo by

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060619-N-7130B-117 Philippine Sea (June 19, 2006) - An Aviation Ordnanceman inspects the mount of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron Two Five (VFA-25), aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Exercise Valiant Shield. Valiant Shield focuses on integrated joint training among military forces, enabling real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces and in detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Aaron Burden (RELEASED) US Navy 060619-N-7130B-117 An aviation ordnanceman inspects the mount of an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile on an F-A-18C Hornet

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