231104-N-IK052-1073 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 4, 2023) Sailors prepare an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, for launch on the flight deck aboard the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during flight operations in support of the Multi-Large Deck Exercise with the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181), in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 4. Multi-Large Deck Exercise with the Carl Vinson, Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Groups and th
231104-N-IK052-1073 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 4, 2023) Sailors prepare an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, for launch on the flight deck aboard the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during flight operations in support of the Multi-Large Deck Exercise with the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181), in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 4. Multi-Large Deck Exercise with the Carl Vinson, Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Groups and the JMSDF demonstrates the Navy’s capability to rapidly aggregate to deliver overwhelming maritime force and increase collective war-fighting readiness in support of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caroline H. Lui)
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