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    USS Ronald Reagan flight deck drills

    USS RONALD REAGAN, AT SEA

    10.22.2008

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Buliavac 

    U.S. Navy           

    Personnel assigned to the crash and salvage team practice rigging a damaged aircraft to be moved by the crash crane affectionately known as "Tilly" during flight deck drills on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. The crash and salvage team is assigned with fighting fires and dealing with other emergency situations. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a routine 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.

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    Date Taken: 10.22.2008
    Date Posted: 10.23.2008 00:52
    Photo ID: 123876
    VIRIN: 081022-N-3659B-171
    Resolution: 2848x4288
    Size: 1.27 MB
    Location: USS RONALD REAGAN, AT SEA

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