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US Navy (USN) Rear Admiral (RADM) (upper half) Michael H. Miller (left), Commander, Carrier Strike Group 7 (CCG-7), thanks Michael Reagan, son of former US President Ronald W. Reagan and radio talk show host, at the "Taste of Freedom" dinner hosted by the Navy League aboard the Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76). The Navy League is a non-profit organization that provides moral support, recognition and family support for personnel in the US Navy, US Marine Corps, US Coast Guard and the US Flag Merchant Marine for over 100 years

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Base: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

State: California (CA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Laquisha S. Davis, Usn

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.

The United States Marine Corps traces its roots to the Continental Marines of the American Revolutionary War, formed by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress on 10 November 1775. That date is celebrated as the Marine Corps's birthday. Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, Marine detachments served aboard Navy cruisers, battleships, and aircraft carriers. About 600,000 Americans served in the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II, performed a central role in the Pacific War. The Pacific theatre battles saw fierce fighting between Marines and the Imperial Japanese Army. The Battle of Iwo Jima was arguably the most famous Marine engagement of the war with high losses of 26,000 American casualties and 22,000 Japanese. By the end of WWII, the Corps expanded totaling about 485,000 Marines. Nearly 87,000 Marines were casualties during World War II (including nearly 20,000 killed), and 82 were awarded the Medal of Honor. The Korean War saw the Corps expand from 75,000 regulars to a force of 261,000 Marines, mostly reservists. 30,544 Marines were killed or wounded during the war. During Vietnam War Marines evacuated Saigon. Vietnam was the longest war for Marines. By its end, 13,091 had been killed in action, 51,392 had been wounded. Marines participated in the failed 1980 Iran hostage rescue attempt, the invasion of Grenada, the invasion of Panama. On 23 October 1983, the Marine headquarters building in Beirut, Lebanon, was bombed, causing the highest peacetime losses to the Corps in its history. 220 Marines and 21 other service members were killed. Marines liberated Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, participated in combat operations in Somalia (1992–1995), and took part in the evacuation of American citizens from the US Embassy in Tirana, Albania. Following the attacks on 11 September 2001, Marine Corps, alongside the other military services, has engaged in global operations around the world in support of War on Terror. Marines were among first sent to Afghanistan in November 2001. Since then, Marine battalions and squadrons have been engaging Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces. U.S. Marines also served in the Iraq War.

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Boatswain's Mates and Deck Department Sailors stationed aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) bid a farewell to the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7).

The underway replenishment crew aboard the Nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) tensions the six-foot messenger line to receive cargo.

Hiroyasu Izumi, minister plenipotentiary and deputy chief of mission at the Japanese Embassy, addresses the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during an all-hands call on the ship's flight deck.

Secretary Shaun Donovan in Baltimore, Maryland, [where he toured the Poppleton Apartments--undergoing energy-efficient retrofitting thanks to a $1.5 million HUD Green Retrofit Program (GRP) grant--and led a press conference highlighting the economic and environmental benefits of the GRP, funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Secretary Donovan was joined by Maryland Senator Ben Cardin, Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings, Maryland Secretary of Housing and Community Development Raymond Skinner, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, and other state and local officials.]

Sailors man the rails of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as they pull away from San Diego, Calif. on a scheduled deployment.

A1C Antonio Byrd, wideband/satcom maintenance for the 3rd CCG Tinker Air Force Base, repositions a TCS-Ultralite satellite dish for better reception. The INMARSAT transportable communications system is one of the primary means of communication for deployed troops

AIDS TO NAVIGATION - U.S. Coast guard photo

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz delivers the

Secretary Shaun Donovan in Baltimore, Maryland, [where he toured the Poppleton Apartments--undergoing energy-efficient retrofitting thanks to a $1.5 million HUD Green Retrofit Program (GRP) grant--and led a press conference highlighting the economic and environmental benefits of the GRP, funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Secretary Donovan was joined by Maryland Senator Ben Cardin, Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings, Maryland Secretary of Housing and Community Development Raymond Skinner, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, and other state and local officials.]

The all-service honor guard lines the specially-built walkway as President Ronald W. Reagan and his wife walk to the White House. The president is followed by his permanent aide, Marine Corps Major John Kline

Soldiers assigned to the Continental Color Guard, 4th

RADM Thomas R. Wilson, Director for Intelligence (covered)

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navy usn radm half michael michael h miller commander group ccg thanks thanks michael reagan son president radio show host show host taste freedom dinner league navy league aircraft uss nimitz class aircraft carrier uss ronald reagan cvn organization recognition personnel marine coast guard flag merchant flag merchant marine us marine corps california united states ships us navy ships rear admiral admiral aircraft carrier us navy high resolution uss ronald reagan support president ronald ph 2 laquisha official white house photos public domain us national archives nimitz class ronald reagan