LAUNCH CHECK Navy Lt. Cmdr. Thomas "Sputnik" Louden checks all the launch stations brfore giving the signal to launch an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron during an air wing fly-off aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 24, 2008. Ronald Reagan is on a routine deployment in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.05 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 399295-F-JVK16-215.jpg Photo Gallery