050811-N-0226M-117 Pacific Ocean (Aug. 11, 2005) – An F/A-18D Hornet, assigned to the ÒFighting OmarsÓ of Fighter Composite Squadron Twelve (VFC-12), prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). VFC-12 is the Naval ReserveÕs premier adversary squadron providing threat tactics training to all Navy fighter and strike fighter squadrons. Reagan is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean conducting carrier qualifications for the West Coast Fleet Replacement Squadrons. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Photographer’s Mate Mahlon K. Miller (RELEASED)
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