Keywords: US Navy 081013-N-3659B-331 An F-A-18 Hornet makes its final approach to the flight deck prior to making an arrested landing on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).jpg en GULF OF OMAN Oct 13 2008 An F/A-18 Hornet makes its final approach to the flight deck prior to making an arrested landing on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing CVW 14 are providing support to coalition forces on the ground in Afghanistan Coalition forces composed of more than 52 000 personnel from 40 countries are providing assistance to the government of Afghanistan as part of International Security Assistance Force ISAF and working to defeat violent extremists who operate there Ronald Reagan is deployed to the U S 5th Fleet area of responsibility focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security which promotes stability and global prosperity U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M Buliavac/Released 2008-10-13 081013-N-3659B-331 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 65326 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M Buliavac PD-USGov-Military-Navy General views of USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 090 War in Afghanistan 2001-present related operations outside of Afghanistan War in Afghanistan in 2008 |