220618-N-BR419-1140 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 18, 2022) Two F/A-18E Super Hornets attached to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, fly over the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Dambusters earned their nickname on May 1, 1951 when the squadron's Skyraiders destroyed the heavily defended and strategically positioned Hwacheon Dam in North Korea with aerial torpedoes by making precise low level runs. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the Unit
220618-N-BR419-1140 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 18, 2022) Two F/A-18E Super Hornets attached to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, fly over the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Dambusters earned their nickname on May 1, 1951 when the squadron's Skyraiders destroyed the heavily defended and strategically positioned Hwacheon Dam in North Korea with aerial torpedoes by making precise low level runs. 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Oswald Felix Jr.)
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Keywords: 76, conac, cvn, deck, flight, ops, reagan, ronald, uss
