Seaman Laura Vasher, a 19-year-old native of Michigan
Summary
Seaman Laura Vasher, a 19-year-old native of Michigan stick welds metal with a welder aboard the Nimitz-class carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Hull maintenance technicians receive special training on different types of welds and brazing. 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 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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uss ronald reagan
nmcs
oliver cole
at sea
welding and creating aboard the uss ronald reagan
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ultra high resolution
high resolution
us navy
Date
06/11/2008
Source
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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