Chief Petty Officer damage controlman Tom Kennedy discusses damage control techniques with sailors of the Indian navy on board the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Thach during a scheduled port visit to Goa, India. Indian sailors were given the opportunity to witness a damage control drill during their visit on board Thach. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean, the U.S. 7th Fleet is the largest of the forward-deployed U.S. fleets covering 52 million square miles, with approximately 50 ships, 120 aircraft and 20,000 Sailors and Marines assigned at any given time.
Date Taken: | 10.18.2008 |
Date Posted: | 08.24.2011 11:34 |
Photo ID: | 123659 |
VIRIN: | 081018-N-1635S-009 |
Resolution: | 2592x3872 |
Size: | 1.38 MB |
Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
Web Views: | 47 |
Downloads: | 4 |
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