VIDEO: 3 Carriers Now Operating Off the Korean Peninsula with Japanese Ships

November 12, 2017 7:20 AM

The following are photos and video of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and USS Theodore Roosevelt(CVN-71), along with their escorts and air wings operating off the Korean peninsula on Nov. 12, 2017.

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and their attached strike groups transit the Western Pacific with ships from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. US Navy Photo
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and their attached strike groups transit the Western Pacific with ships from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. US Navy Photo
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and their attached strike groups transit the Western Pacific with ships from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. US Navy Photo
An F/A-18E Super Hornet of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 launches from the flight deck of the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) on Nov. 11, 2017. US Navy Photo
Sailors perform flight operations on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) on Nov. 10, 2017. US Navy Photo
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Stingers of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 113, launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) in the western Pacific Ocean. US Navy Photo
Sailors perform pre-flight checks on an F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the Checkerboards of Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) in the western Pacific Ocean. US Navy Photo
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Sam LaGrone is the editor of USNI News. He has covered legislation, acquisition and operations for the Sea Services since 2009 and spent time underway with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the Canadian Navy.
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