South Atlantic Ocean (June 4, 2004) - Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Jeffery Pardee, of New Bury, Calif., performs pre-flight checks on an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the "Wallbangers" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One One Seven (VAW-117) during flight operations aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The aircraft carrier with embarked Carrier Air Wing One One (CVW-11) is underway in the South Atlantic Ocean circumnavigating South America on her way to her new homeport of San Di...