Watch breathtaking footage of operations aboard the USS Ronald Reagan by Orvelin Valle on Jan 4, 2016, 11:26 AM Advertisement
 Last year Wing Nut Wick published a compilation of the best Naval aviation footage captured from the cockpits of Navy jets called Hornet Ball 2014. This year a similar video compilation surfaced from Navy West Coast squadrons published by Joe Stephens. Related: The best Navy jet footage from 2013 In similar fashion, some of the most incredible Hornet footage was captured in HD and paired with some of the sickest EDM beats (Electronic Dance Music). The latest version features precision video editing and could stand on its own as a music video. Too bad MTV no longer plays that sort of stuff; it would surely give any artist in the top 20 list a run for their money. SEE ALSO: Navy SEAL sniper instructor describes America's best marksman ever It opens with a breathtaking flyover of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) that perfectly displays the might of a US Navy aircraft carrier. There's nothing like a floating fortress of freedom that projects power over any horizon. RAW Embed USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76).
It follows the Aviation Ordnancemen (AOs) — the sailors in red jerseys — loading the Hornets with bombs. RAW Embed Aviation Ordnancemen take bombs to the F/A-18 Hornets.
The plane captain — sailors in brown jerseys — gives the pilot a greeting salute before the officer proceeds to his final plane check before climbing into the cockpit. It is the plane captain's responsibility to have the jet ready to fly. These men and women are usually some of the youngest in a squadron.
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