Glendale graduate serving aboard USS Ronald Reagan
Duncan Hamblen at sea in Indo-Pacific Region
Posted 8/25/20
Peoria native and graduate of Deer Valley High School, 18424 N. 51st Ave., Glendale, Duncan Hamblen is serving aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), which is continuing to conduct operations in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Glendale graduate serving aboard USS Ronald Reagan
Duncan Hamblen at sea in Indo-Pacific Region
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I take pride in the work I do to keep my equipment running. I know I make my father proud.”
Duncan Hamblen
Peoria native and graduate of Deer Valley High School, 18424 N. 51st Ave., Glendale, Duncan Hamblen is serving aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), which is continuing to conduct operations in the Indo-Pacific region.
Mr. Hamblen is an Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Equipment Petty Officer 2nd Class, and helps keep the catapult and arresting gear running by ordering necessary supplies.
“I take pride in the work I do to keep my equipment running,” he stated in a Navy Office Of Community Outreach news release. “I know I make my father proud.”
Since the ship’s Yokosuka departure in June 2020, the Ronald Reagan continues to operate in the Indo-Pacific alongside allies and partners to demonstrate the United States of America’s commitment to defense agreements, as well as provide security and stability in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
In early July 2020, USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Groups started conducting dual carrier operations in the Philippine Sea and South China Sea. These carrier strike groups incorporate the capabilities of embarked fixed and rotary wing aircraft, Aegis guided-missile cruisers and destroyers, and attack submarines. This opportunity for two carrier strike groups to train and operate together in the region provides combatant commanders with significant operational flexibility and capabilities that only the U.S. Navy can bring.
Most recently, Ronald Reagan completed a trilateral naval exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Australian Defense Force (ADF). Australia and Japan have both fostered long-standing alliances with the United States. This year also marks the 60th anniversary of the treaty of mutual cooperation and security between the United States and Japan.
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is the Navy’s only forward-deployed strike group and one of America’s most visible symbols of resolve. The Ronald Reagan CSG, consists of Carrier Air Wing 5, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89).
