Keywords: US Navy 060521-N-7526R-056 Sailors from VFA-113 position left horizontal stabilizer of an F-A-18C Hornet strike fighter, as Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Heath Pardieu hammers it into place with a rubber mallet aboard USS.jpg en Persian Gulf May 21 2006 - In the ship's hangar bay Sailors from Strike Fighter Squadron One One Three VFA-113 embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 position left horizontal stabilizer of an F/A-18C Hornet strike fighter as Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Heath Pardieu hammers it into place with a rubber mallet Reagan and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen CVW-14 are currently deployed as part of a routine rotation of U S maritime forces in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as conducting Maritime Security Operations MSO in the region MSO set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment as well as complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts in regional nations MSO deny international terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel weapons or other material U S Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Rockwell-Pate RELEASED 2006-05-21 060521-N-7526R-056 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 34717 U S Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Rockwell-Pate PD-USGov-Military-Navy Hangar bays of USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 |