090815-N-9132C-159 GULF OF OMAN (Aug. 15, 2009) Royal Air Force Air Commodore Mark Hopkins, director of the Combined Air and Space Operations Center, right, receives a pre-launch briefing as he sits in the rear seat of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 before a mission over Afghanistan. Hopkins is visiting the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) to observe Sailors aboard the ship conduct missions over Afghanistan. The Combined Air and Space Operations Center is the command and control center responsible for directing all fixed
090815-N-9132C-159 GULF OF OMAN (Aug. 15, 2009) Royal Air Force Air Commodore Mark Hopkins, director of the Combined Air and Space Operations Center, right, receives a pre-launch briefing as he sits in the rear seat of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Fighting Redcocks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 before a mission over Afghanistan. Hopkins is visiting the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) to observe Sailors aboard the ship conduct missions over Afghanistan. The Combined Air and Space Operations Center is the command and control center responsible for directing all fixed-wing flight operations for Operation Enduring Freedom. Ronald Reagan is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Oliver Cole/Released) US Navy 090815-N-9132C-159 Royal Air Force Air Commodore Mark Hopkins, director of the Combined Air and Space Operations Center, right, receives a pre-launch briefing
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