Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Kevin Stansfield, from Auburn, Alabama, conducts final checks on an E-2D Hawkeye, attached to the Tigertails of Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 125, prior to launching from the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class E

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Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Kevin Stansfield, from Auburn, Alabama, conducts final checks on an E-2D Hawkeye, attached to the Tigertails of Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 125, prior to launching from the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, as well as the collective maritime interests of its allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erica Bechard)

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