Operations aboard USS Ronald Reagan [Image 6 of 7]

USS RONALD REAGAN

11.12.2008

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Prill 

U.S. Navy           

Fire controlmen from Combat Systems Department, CS-7 Division aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan work together to lower a Seasparrow Missile into it storage and transport case. Combat systems downloaded the 16 Seasparow Missiles in preparation for the conclusion of Ronald Reagan's 2008 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 10:11
• Photo ID: 128315
• VIRIN: 081112-N-7730P-035
• Resolution: 3872x2592
• Size: 990.29 KB
• Location: USS RONALD REAGAN