Keywords: US Navy 030724-N-2700B-003 First catapult launch from the flight deck aboard the Navy^rsquo,s newest Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).jpg en Atlantic Ocean Jul 24 2003 -- An F/A-18 Hornet from the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three VX-23 makes the first catapult launch from the flight deck aboard the Navy s newest Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 Ronald Reagan is currently underway off the coast of Virginia conducting flight deck certification U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Frankie Bridges RELEASED 2003-07-24 030724-N-2700B-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 8712 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Frankie Bridges PD-USGov-Military-Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet in flight Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 United States Navy Catapults of USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 F/A-18 Hornet launches from USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 |