The USS Ronald Reagan, which is more than 1,000 feet long, rises 20 stories above the water and has a 4.5-acre flight deck and 60 aircraft. It’s the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 7, deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet operating in the Western Pacific.
In the photo: The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group. Click on the image to enlarge in a separate window.
Today the massive nuclear aircraft carrier is headed for South Korea and the Reagan is bringing its entire Strike Group.
The ship, along with units of the powerful Reagan Strike Group, are visiting Korea as a goodwill gesture. It is also a message to North Korea that, although progress is being made in our relations with the Communist North Korean government, America remains a close and dedicated ally of South Korea - an ally with immense military power.
The carrier will be docked at the South Korean naval base in Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city and principal seaport. Two other vessels in the strike group, the cruiser USS Chancellorsville and guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley, also will visit Busan. The three ships carry about 6,660 sailors total.
Two other strike group ships, the guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur and USS Howard, will dock at Chinhae for their part of the week’s visit.
Read the full story from Stars and Stripes here.Resources:
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) - official ship's website
USS Ronald Reagan carrier Strike Group
Busan, South Korea
USS Chancellorsville
USS Gridley
USS Decatur
USS Howard
U.S. Navy
2 comments:
imperialist pigs... ever wonder why the world hates America? stop trying to police the world.
Well, I guess the comment above makes clear the North Korean point of view.
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