060619-N-0555B-044 USS RONALD REAGAN (June 19, 2006) - Personnel assigned to the Supply department on board USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) use teamwork to move a crate onto a weapons elevator on the flight deck. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006, a major military exercise off the coast of Guam involving 28 naval vessels including three carrier strike groups. Approximately 290 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard are taking part in the exercise. Official U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Christopher D. Blachly. (RELEASED)

060619-N-0555B-060 USS RONALD REAGAN (June 19, 2006) – An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Eagles” of Strike Fighter Squadron One One Five (VFA-115) flies past USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier performs flight operations. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006, a major military exercise off the coast of Guam involving 28 naval vessels including three carrier strike groups. Approximately 290 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard are taking part in the exercise. Official U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Christopher D. Blachly. (RELEASED)

060618-N-8604L-071 PACIFIC OCEAN, (June 18, 2006) – “Lightning 610,” an SH-60F Seahawk from Helicopter Anti-submarine Warfare Squadron (HS) 14 lifts off the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during the Valiant Shield 2006 photo exercise (PHOTOEX) while USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) steams alongside. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006, the largest joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area June 19-23, the exercise involves 28 Naval vessels including three carrier strike groups. Nearly 300 aircraft and approximately 22,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard are also participating in the exercise. Official U.S. Navy Photograph by Photographer's Mate Airman Joshua Wayne LeGrand (RELEASED)

060618-N-8492C-276 PACIFIC OCEAN, (June 18, 2006) – USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) (foreground), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) (middle), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and their associated carrier strike groups steam in formation while 17 aircraft from the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps fly over them during a joint photo exercise (PHOTOEX) while preparing for exercise Valiant Shield 2006. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006, the largest joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area June 19-23, the exercise includes 28 Naval vessels including three carrier strike groups. Nearly 300 aircraft and approximately 22,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard are also participating in the exercise. Official U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer’s Mate Todd P. Cichonowicz (RELEASED)

060618-N-8492C-221 PACIFIC OCEAN, (June 18, 2006) – USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) (foreground), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) carrier strike groups steam in formation while 17 aircraft from the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps fly overhead during a joint photo exercise (PHOTOEX) which kicks off exercise Valiant Shield 2006. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006, the largest joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area June 19-23, the exercise involves 28 Naval vessels including three carrier strike groups. Nearly 300 aircraft and approximately 22,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard are also participating in the exercise. Official U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer’s Mate Todd P. Cichonowicz (RELEASED)

060618-N-8492C-299 PACIFIC OCEAN, (June 18, 2006) – USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) (left), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) (right) and their associated carrier strike groups break away while USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), and ships from its carrier strike group continue to steam ahead following a joint photo exercise (PHOTOEX) which kicked off exercise Valiant Shield 2006. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006, the largest joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area June 19-23, the exercise involves 28 Naval vessels including three carrier strike groups. Nearly 300 aircraft and approximately 22,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard are also participating in the exercise. Official U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer’s Mate Todd P. Cichonowicz (RELEASED)

060619-N-7711S-036 USS RONALD REAGAN (June 19, 2006) – Airman Janell Kelsey waits to give her signal to launch an aircraft from a bow catapult on the flight deck aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Ronald Reagan Strike Group is currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006, a major military exercise off the coast of Guam involving 28 Naval vessels including three carrier strike groups. Approximately 290 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard are taking part in the exercise. Official U.S. Navy photograph by Photographer's Mate Airman (AW/SW) Christine Singh. (RELEASED)

060618-N-8492C-337 PACIFIC OCEAN, (June 18, 2006) – USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and ships from its carrier strike group steam in formation following a joint photo exercise (PHOTOEX) with the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) carrier strike groups. The PHOTOEX, which kicked off exercise Valiant Shield 2006, featured14 ships and 17 aircraft from the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps, including a B-2 bomber. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006, the largest joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area June 19-23, the exercise involves 28 Naval vessels including three carrier strike groups. Nearly 300 aircraft and approximately 22,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard are also participating in the exercise. Official U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer’s Mate Todd P. Cichonowicz (RELEASED)

060618-N-8492C-212 PACIFIC OCEAN, (June 18, 2006) – An Air Force B-2 bomber and 16 other aircraft from the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps fly over the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) carrier strike groups during a joint photo exercise (PHOTOEX) that kicks off exercise Valiant Shield 2006. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006, the largest joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area June 19-23, the exercise includes 28 Naval vessels including three carrier strike groups. Nearly 300 aircraft and approximately 22,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard are also participating in the exercise. Official U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer’s Mate Todd P. Cichonowicz (RELEASED)

060617-N-5549O-254 USS Ronald Reagan (June 17, 2006) - A squadron plane inspector (troubleshooter) watches an aircraft launch from the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006, a major military exercise off the coast of Guam involving 28 naval vessels including three carrier strike groups. Approximately 290 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard are taking part in the exercise. Official U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Kevin S. O'Brien. (RELEASED)