USS Ronald Reagan action [Image 6 of 9]

USS RONALD REAGAN, AT SEA

09.27.2009

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Scott    

U.S. Navy           

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville and the guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley participate in a passing exercise with Royal Thai Navy frigate HTMS Bangpakong. The PASSEX follows a nearly week-long port visit to Phuket. 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: 09.27.2009
• Date Posted: 09.28.2009 05:28
• Photo ID: 207002
• VIRIN: 090927-N-1635S-309
• Resolution: 4288x2848
• Size: 1.72 MB
• Location: USS RONALD REAGAN, AT SEA