Keywords: US Navy 040708-N-8213G-042 Lt. Douglas Thorton and Lt. Eyman Mike give the signal for an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One One Seven (VAW-117) to launch off the flight deck during flight opera.jpg en South Pacific Ocean July 8 2004 - Lt Douglas Thorton of Linden Wis and Lt Eyman Mike of Arlington Texas give the signal for an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Wallbangers of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One One Seven VAW-117 to launch off the flight deck during flight operations aboard USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 Reagan is in the Pacific Ocean participating in Summer Pulse 2004 Summer Pulse 2004 is the simultaneous deployment of seven carrier strike groups CSGs demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat capability across the globe in five theaters with other U S allied and coalition military forces Summer Pulse is the Navy s first deployment under its new Fleet Response Plan FRP U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate Airman Konstandinos Goumenidis RELEASED For more information go to <a href http //www cffc navy mil/summerpulse04 htm Target _BLANK >http //www cffc navy mil/summerpulse04 htm</a> 2004-07-08 040708-N-8213G-042 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 16405 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate Airman Konstandinos Goumenidis PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aircraft launches from USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 Northrop Grumman E-2C Hawkeye aircraft carrier take-offs Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117 United States Navy |