Aircraft Carriers III
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Nave Trieste (L9890) under sea trials
A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, attached to the 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, lands on the flight deck onboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, Dec. 13, 2024. Ronald Reagan 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Dimal)
An AH-64E Apache helicopter, attached to the 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, lands on the flight deck onboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, Dec. 13, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Dimal)
Two AH-64E Apache helicopters, attached to the 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, launch from the flight deck onboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, Dec. 13, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Dimal)
Sailors and a U.S. Army Soldier observe an AH-64E Apache helicopter, attached to the 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, as it prepares to land on the flight deck onboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, Dec. 13, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kazia Ream)
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 3rd Class Shane Hudson, from Baltimore, guides an AH-64E Apache helicopter, attached to the 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, as it prepares to take off from the flight deck onboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, Dec. 13, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kazia Ream)
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 3rd Class Shane Hudson, from Baltimore, guides an AH-64E Apache helicopter, attached to the 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, as it prepares to take off from the flight deck onboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), while underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations, Dec. 13, 2024.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kazia Ream)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 4, 2025) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) 3rd Class Noah Westfall, of Canadian, Okla., collects fuel samples aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a fueling-at-sea with the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199), Jan. 4, 2025. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Pablo Chavez)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 3, 2025) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Stingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah B. Goessl)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 3, 2025) Sailors direct aircraft during flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah B. Goessl)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 3, 2025) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Golden Dragons” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah B. Goessl)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 5, 2025) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Charles Willis, of Orlando, stands watch as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4), Jan. 5, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Ostas)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 5, 2025) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Chris Perez, of Bronx, N.Y., fires a messenger line from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4), Jan. 5, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Ostas)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 5, 2025) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) prepare to conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4), Jan. 5, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Ostas)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 3, 2025) Culinary Specialist Seaman Kalyn Turner, of Anderson, Ind., prepares brownies in the bake shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2025. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Ostas)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 3, 2025) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Seaman Tayon Howard, of Washington, D.C., communicates between hangar deck control and Engineering Operations in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Ostas)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 3, 2025) Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Christina Wells, of Anchorage, Alaska, performs preventative maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Stingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Ostas)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 3, 2025) – Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Maxwell Dodridge, of Milwaukee, Wis., performs preventative maintenance on a launcher actuator unit in the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department work center aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Pablo Chavez)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 3, 2025) – Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Maxwell Dodridge, right, of Milwaukee, Wis., and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Derek Chen, of Los Angeles, reassemble a bomb rack unit in an Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department work center aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Pablo Chavez)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 3, 2025) –Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Quentin Tabb, left, of Elkton, Kentucky, and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Maxwell Dodridge, of Milwaukee, Wis., perform preventative maintenance on a launcher actuator unit in the Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department work center aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Pablo Chavez)
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 3, 2025) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) 3rd Class Clifford Lomas, of Concord, N.C., inspects fuel quality in the fuel control lab aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Pablo Chavez)