Radiation Washdown
March 24th, 2011 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
This photograph released by the US Navy shows sailors conducting a wash down of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan on March 23, 2011 off the coast of Japan. Navy officials halted air operations from USS Reagan on March 23, 2011 to clean the ship of contamination from radioactive plume it had passed while conducting humanitarian relief operations following the massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake and towering tsunami which battered northeast Japan on March 11. While the radiation did not pose any significant health risk, “it needs to go away,” Cmdr. Ron Rutan, chief engineer for the Reagan, said during an interview on March 22. AFP PHOTO / US NAVY
Feelin’ hot, hot, hot
September 9th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Flight deck crew does a FOD walk in 120+ degree heat (and high humidity) on board the USS Reagan (CVN 76), underway in the Arabian Gulf. I will do my best to never complain about the heat again after watching these kids drag chains, move aircraft, do maintenance and refuel planes with tutrtlenecks, long sleeves and float coats on, the sun beating down and the heat of jet engines to top it all off.
The tiny terror
September 1st, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
FOD - Foreign Object Damage. This Sailor holds up a tiny piece of something that he found on the deck of the USS Reagan. Videographer Colin Kelly just got back from Afghanistan where he flew in an Afghan National Army Air Corps MI-17 helo after hearing about the maintainer replacing the fuel filter and dropping all kinds of FOD under the bird.
Rowing on the Reagan
August 31st, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Fitness equipment is spread out all over the USS Reagan (CVN 76), some inside, some outside, allowing Sailors to work out close to home or close to work, or as far away from it all as they can get.
One star, one cigar
August 27th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Enjoying a cigar after dinner on the Reagan.
Every little bit counts
August 11th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
FOD walk on the deck of the USS Reagan, Arabian Gulf, Sunday, August 9, 2009.
Hot COD
August 11th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Just after being catapulted off the USS Ronald Reagan in the Arabian Gulf, an air crewman overheats and tries to get as much air from the vent as he can in an attempt to cool off.
Eyes On
August 9th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
Fantail watch on board the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) somewhere in the Gulf of Oman.
From the USS Reagan
August 9th, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
I don’t know what this is (was on the fantail of the USS Reagan) but it made me smile:
