U.S. Navy Seaman Ryan Hilliard directs an EA-6B Prowler on to catapult one before launching off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in the Pacific Ocean, March 29, 2011.

The Ronald Reagan is off the coastline of Japan providing disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to Japan to support Operation Tomodachi. Hilliard is an aviation boatswain's mate and the Prowler is assigned to the Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 139.

U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dylan McCord