USS George Washington operations
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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Flight Operations
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USS Ronald Reagan, CVW5 Conduct Security and Stability Operations in t...
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201012-N-WS494-1044 STRAIT OF MALACCA (Oct. 12, 2020)
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200928-N-DL524-1024 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 28, 2020)
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201112-N-BR419-1017 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 12, 2020)
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200809-N-DL524-1069 EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 9, 2020) Airman
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200908-N-DL524-1128 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 8, 2020)
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A U.S. Air Force 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle and
A U.S. Air Force 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle and U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 27 and 102 (VFA-27, VFA-102) F/A-18 Super Hornets, assigned to Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, prepare to launch for a t... More
200603-N-ZF088-1087 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 03, 2020)
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200628-N-ML137-1168 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 28, 2020)
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A U.S. Air Force 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle flies
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201015-N-KP021-1116 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 15, 2020)
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200728-N-WS494-1018 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 28, 2020)
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200821-N-ML137-1015 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 21, 2020)
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A U.S. Air Force B-1B Bomber flies over the formation
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An MV-22 Osprey, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor
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200813-N-WS494-1011 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 13, 2020)
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200805-N-RF825-1016 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 5, 2020) Aircraft
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201113-N-BR419-2108 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 13, 2020)
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200705-N-RF825-1192 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 5, 2020)
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An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Eagles of
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200624-N-RF825-1063 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 24, 2020)
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200706-N-DL524-1011 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 7, 2020)
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A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with
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A Pacific Air Forces F-16 Fighting Falcon conducts
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200904-N-ML137-1018 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sep. 4, 2020) Retail
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F/A-18E Super Hornets attached to the Royal Maces of
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Japanese guests exit the U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey
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200803-N-ML137-1023 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 3, 2020) Sailors
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Senior leadership from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
Senior leadership from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and distinguished visitors view a performer’s vehicle during the 43rd Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – MCAS Iwakuni Friendship Day held at MCAS Iwakuni... More
Japanese guests view various U.S. and Japanese static
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Guests enter Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni’s gates
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U.S. Navy Lt. Chris Pagenkopf, an F/A-18E Super Hornet
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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Underway Operations
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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Flight Operations
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200928-N-BR419-1078 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 28, 2020)
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SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 17, 2020) – An F/A-18F Super
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201015-N-KP021-1030 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 15, 2020)
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201101-N-BR419-1009 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 1, 2020) Lt.
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201112-N-BR419-1011 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 12, 2020)
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200603-N-ZF088-1046 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 03, 2020)
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U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets with Strike Fighter
U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 arrive at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, March 28, 2018. VFA-102 and VFA-27 relocated from Naval Air Facility Atsugi (NAFA... More
200529-N-ML137-1040 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 29, 2020) Aviation
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Three EA-18G Growlers with Electronic Attack Squadron
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A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with
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200727-N-ML137-1057 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 27, 2020)
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200826-N-ML137-1015 NAVAL BASE GUAM (Aug. 26, 2020)
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200906-N-DL524-1117 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 6, 2020)
200906-N-DL524-1117 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 6, 2020) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, launches from the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed air... More
A Pacific Air Forces F-16 Fighting Falcon conducts
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200710-N-RF825-1042 INDIAN OCEAN (July 10, 2020) An
200710-N-RF825-1042 INDIAN OCEAN (July 10, 2020) An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 takes off from the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircra... More
200827-N-WS494-1004 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 27, 2020)
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200901-N-RF825-1080 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sep. 1, 2020) Sailors
200901-N-RF825-1080 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sep. 1, 2020) Sailors unload supplies in the hangar bay of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during a replenishment-at-sea with dry... More
200925-N-DL524-1135 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 25, 2020)
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201024-N-BR419-2051 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 24, 2020)
201024-N-BR419-2051 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 24, 2020) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115, launches from the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraf... More
200908-N-ML137-1004 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 8, 2020)
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An E-2D Hawkeye, attached to the Tiger Tails of Airborne
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201012-N-WS494-1078 STRAIT OF MALACCA (Oct. 12, 2020)
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201024-N-BR419-2078 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 24, 2020)
201024-N-BR419-2078 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 24, 2020) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27, launches from the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed air... More
200813-N-WS494-1042 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 13, 2020)
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200813-N-WS494-1055 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 13, 2020)
200813-N-WS494-1055 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 13, 2020) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Corion Window, from Stafford, Virginia, strips paint off of a stabilizer in the aviation composite shop of the Navy’s only ... More
200706-N-DL524-1027 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 7, 2020)
200706-N-DL524-1027 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 7, 2020) MH-60R Sea Hawks attached to the Saberhawks of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 hover in formation between the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraf... More
200904-N-ML137-1006 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sep. 4, 2020) Aviation
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Rear Adm.
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Rear Adm. Satoru Onishi, the commander of Fleet Air Wing 31, and U.S. Marine Corps Col. Richard Fuerst, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakun... More
Yoshihide Muroya, an aerobatic pilot, takes off during
Yoshihide Muroya, an aerobatic pilot, takes off during the 43rd Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force – Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, May 5, 2019. Since 1973, MCAS Iwakuni ... More
200804-N-DL524-1209 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2020) Lt.
200804-N-DL524-1209 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2020) Lt. Cmdr. Justin Felgar, from Frederick, Colorado, signals an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, to launch ... More
Yoshihide Muroya, an aerobatic pilot, takes off during
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201111-N-BR419-1117 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 11, 2020)
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200808-N-ZF088-1062 EAST CHINA SEA (Aug. 8, 2020) Hull
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200803-N-DL524-1082 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 3, 2020) An
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200812-N-ML137-1038 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 12, 2020)
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200610-N-ML137-1003 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 10, 2020)
200610-N-ML137-1003 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 10, 2020) An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Eagles” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 practices a touch-and-go maneuver on the flight deck of the Navy’s only f... More
200612-N-ML137-1008 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 12, 2020)
200612-N-ML137-1008 PHILIPPINE SEA (June 12, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Sho Watanabe, from Hesperia, California, directs incoming cargo on a rig in the hangar bay of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft... More
200724-N-DL524-1002 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 24, 2020)
200724-N-DL524-1002 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 24, 2020) Capt. Pat Hannifin, commanding officer of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), conducts pre-flight checks in the cockp... More
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Underway Operations
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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Underway Operations
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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Underway Operations
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From left, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS America
From left, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS America (LHA 6), USS Shiloh (CG 67), USS New Orleans (LPD 18), USS Comstock (LSD 45), and USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) steam in formation in support of Valiant Shield ... More
201023-N-BR419-1020 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 23, 2020)
201023-N-BR419-1020 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 23, 2020) Aviation Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Joxel Rosario, from Guaynilla, Puerto Rico, inspects an F/A-18 engine in the jet engine shop of the Navy’s only forward-dep... More
201029-N-BR419-1027 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 29, 2020)
201029-N-BR419-1027 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 29, 2020) Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Melissa Alcantar, from Reno, Nevada, wipes down an engine during a full-power diesel run in a machinery room of the Navy’s only forw... More
200728-N-ML137-1018 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 28, 2020)
200728-N-ML137-1018 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 28, 2020) An MH-60R Sea Hawk attached to the Saberhawks of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 lifts off from the flight deck of the Navy's only forward-deploye... More
200802-N-DL524-1076 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 2, 2020) Lt.
200802-N-DL524-1076 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 2, 2020) Lt. Rodney Wagstaff, right, from Slidell, Louisiana, signals to an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, as it l... More
200827-N-ML137-1037 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 27, 2020)
200827-N-ML137-1037 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 27, 2020) An EA-18G Growler attached to the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 hooks up to a catapult while an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Eagl... More
200523-N-RF825-1228 PHILLIPPINE SEA (May 23, 2020)
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