Ships At Sea [Image 3 of 27]

INDIAN OCEAN

10.20.2008

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Torrey Lee  

U.S. Navy           

Lt. Ron Flanders, public affairs officer on board the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan tells the story of a young Illinois sports announcer who would one day grow into a famed actor, president, and namesake to one of the U.S.'s most powerful aircraft carriers to group of Indian military officials. The Indian military officials visited Ronald Reagan for a detailed tour of the ship before the scheduled Malabar exercises. Exercise Malabar 08 is designed to increase cooperation between the Indian and U.S. Navy while enhancing the cooperative security relationship between India and the U.S. 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: 10.20.2008
• Date Posted: 08.24.2011 11:21
• Photo ID: 123668
• VIRIN: 081020-N-3610L-304
• Resolution: 3872x2592
• Size: 1.54 MB
• Location: INDIAN OCEAN