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    Ships at Sea [Image 21 of 27]

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    The image shows a scene on an aircraft carrier flight deck where a person in a yellow shirt is shaking hands with an individual wearing a flight helmet and survival vest over a light blue uniform. In the background, a group of people in varied colored clothing stand near a red carpet, suggesting a formal visit or delegation event. Large turboprop aircraft with multi-blade propellers are visible on the deck.

    USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76), AT SEA

    10.20.2008

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Gary Prill 

    U.S. Navy           

    Executive Officer Capt. Kevin Couch welcomes Air Commodore S.B.P. Sinha, Indian airforce, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Sinha is aboard Ronald Reagan as part of the joint forces Exercise Malabar 08, designed to increase cooperation between the Indian navy and U.S. Navy while enhancing the cooperative security relationship between India and the U.S. 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: 10.20.2008
    Date Posted: 08.24.2011 12:22
    Photo ID: 123686
    VIRIN: 081020-N-7730P-023
    Resolution: 3872x2592
    Size: 1.17 MB
    Location: USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76), AT SEA

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