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A U.S. Navy airmen directs an E-2C Hawkeye into launch position during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on May 13, 2005. The Reagan and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are underway in the Pacific Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. The Hawkeye is assigned to Airborne Early Warning Squadron 113.

A U.S. Navy airmen directs an E-2C Hawkeye into launch position.

A U.S. Navy airmen directs an E-2C Hawkeye into launch position during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) on May 13, 2005. The Reagan and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are underway in the Pacific Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. The Hawkeye is assigned to Airborne Early Warning Squadron 113.

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