U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Hilliard guides an F/A-18C Hornet aircraft assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 toward a catapult shuttle on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Persian Gulf on May 15, 2011. The Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing 14 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting close air support missions.