Keywords: US Navy 060424-N-5274T-034 Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Ricardo Sanchez makes his final checks before loading a 20mm M61A1 gun into an F-A-18C Hornet.jpg en Persian Gulf April 24 2006 - Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Ricardo Sanchez makes his final checks before loading a 20mm M61A1 gun into an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 Reagan is 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 U S Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Shane Tuck RELEASED 2006-04-24 060424-N-5274T-034 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 33866 U S Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Shane Tuck PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Maintenance of military aircraft on USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 |