Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Wight signals to the pilots of an F/A-18 aircraft before launching.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Wight signals to the pilots of an F/A-18 aircraft before launching off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Arabian Sea on June 6, 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 as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.