SATTAHIP, Thailand (June 20, 2016) Navy Diver 2nd Class Lyle Frank and Navy Diver 1st Class Stephen Carter, assigned to Mobile Diving Salvage Unit (MDSU) 1, complete a gear inspection on a Royal Thai Navy diver during a diving exercise in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Thailand 2016. CARAT is a series of annual maritime exercises between the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations to include Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Timor-Leste. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Fulton/Released)
WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (June 20, 2016) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Joseph Tuazon applies alodine to unpainted screws on an MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 as Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Jesse Barlow uses a scribe to remove corrosion from screws on its windshield in the hangar bay of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Alodine seals a bare metal surface and prepares the surface for primer and paint. The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jamaal Liddell/Released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (June 19, 2016) Stars light the sky and flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), as the ship transits the Philippine Sea. The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan McFarlane/Released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (June 18, 2016) An E-2C Hawkeye from the "Liberty Bells" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115 transits the flight deck of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. The operations mark the U.S. Navy's continued presence throughout the area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Riggs/Released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (June 18, 2016) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 launches from the flight deck of the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. The operations mark the U.S. Navy's continued presence throughout the area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Riggs/Released)