060618-N-8492C-276.PACIFIC OCEAN, (June 18, 2006) ñ USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) (foreground), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) (middle), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and their associated carrier strike groups steam in formation while 17 aircraft from the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps fly over them during a joint photo exercise (PHOTOEX) while preparing for exercise Valiant Shield 2006. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006, the largest joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area June 19-23, the exercise includes 28 Naval vessels including three carrier strike groups. Nearly 300 aircraft and approximately 22,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard are also participating in the exercise. .Official U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographerís Mate Todd P. Cichonowicz (RELEASED)..040621-N-6536T-062
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), June 21, 2004 – USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) sails through the Straits of Magellan on its way to the Pacific Ocean. The Navyís newest aircraft carrier is underway circumnavigating South America in transit to its new homeport of San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Photographerís Mate 3rd Class (AW) Elizabeth Thompson. (RELEASE)
