Petty Officer 2nd Class Robert Hinman carefully removes the screw holding the launch track to a Seasparrow Missile. Combat Systems Department aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan downloaded 16 Seasparrow Missiles in preparation for the upcoming end of deployment. 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: | 11.12.2008 |
Date Posted: | 10.23.2011 14:41 |
Photo ID: | 128312 |
VIRIN: | 081112-N-7730P-083 |
Resolution: | 2148x3209 |
Size: | 730.67 KB |
Location: | USS RONALD REAGAN |
Web Views: | 46 |
Downloads: | 6 |
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