Sailors prepare to launch an E-2D Hawkeye aircraft assigned to Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the waters south of Japan May 19, 2017. Carrier Air Wing 5 is embarked on the Ronald Reagan and conducted flight-deck qualifications to ensure the ship and air wing is able to safely launch and recover aircraft. The 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 re

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Sailors prepare to launch an E-2D Hawkeye aircraft assigned to Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the waters south of Japan May 19, 2017. Carrier Air Wing 5 is embarked on the Ronald Reagan and conducted flight-deck qualifications to ensure the ship and air wing is able to safely launch and recover aircraft. The 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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