Seaman Recruit Alexander Longo operates the helm on the bridge on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. While standing the helmsman's watch, Junior Sailors are assigned the task of steering the ship. 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.
Date Taken: | 11.10.2008 |
Date Posted: | 10.07.2011 17:45 |
Photo ID: | 127330 |
VIRIN: | 081110-N-2344B-028 |
Resolution: | 3872x2592 |
Size: | 1.07 MB |
Location: | USPACOM, AT SEA |
Web Views: | 67 |
Downloads: | 6 |
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