220511-N-SI601-1058 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 11, 2022) Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Zachary Bicknell, from Ossipee, New Hampshire, conducts a performance test on an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet engine on the fantail aboard the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department’s performance checks are one of the final steps in jet engine maintenance before Sailors return them to full operational capability. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the Unite
220511-N-SI601-1058 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 11, 2022) Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Zachary Bicknell, from Ossipee, New Hampshire, conducts a performance test on an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet engine on the fantail aboard the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department’s performance checks are one of the final steps in jet engine maintenance before Sailors return them to full operational capability. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region.
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