190620-N-CL027-2299 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 20, 2019) Sailors run to retrieve the holdback bar on the flight deck aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during flight operations. The holdback bar is used to hold back the aircraft prior to its launch from the steam catapults. 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-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Janweb B. Lagazo/Released
190620-N-CL027-2299 SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 20, 2019) Sailors run to retrieve the holdback bar on the flight deck aboard the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during flight operations. The holdback bar is used to hold back the aircraft prior to its launch from the steam catapults. 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-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Janweb B. Lagazo/Released)
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