USS Ronald Reagan [Image 2 of 12]

USPACOM, AT SEA

11.03.2008

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Torrey Lee  

U.S. Navy           

Seaman Jeremiah Hinton stands watch on the 09 level of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan as he uses a pair of binoculars to ensure his visible parameter of the ship is safe. Deck seamen on Ronald Reagan stand 24 hour watches, keeping a visual lookout using binoculars, compasses, and sound-powered phones to ensure the safety of 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 53 million square miles, with approximately 50 ships, 120 aircraft and 20,000 Sailors and Marines assigned at any given time.

• Date Taken: 11.03.2008
• Date Posted: 09.17.2011 16:52
• Photo ID: 125950
• VIRIN: 081103-N-3610L-261
• Resolution: 3872x2592
• Size: 914.37 KB
• Location: USPACOM, AT SEA