A member of San Diego's Navy Environmental Preventative Medical Unit Five (NEPMU-5) checks Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Robert Connor's purified protein derivative (PPD) shot.

Coronado, Calif. (Jul. 26, 2006) A member of San Diego's Navy Environmental Preventative Medical Unit Five (NEPMU-5) checks Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Robert Connor's purified protein derivative (PPD) shot in USS Ronald Reagan's (CVN 76) hangar bay. To combat possible infection of the disease Tuberculosis (TB), Ronald Reagan's Medical Department is administering skin tests to Sailors assigned to the ship. The tests have been administered to over 3,200 crewmembers as a preventative measure after doctors at Naval Medical Center San Diego treated a Sailor with active TB who embarked during the ship's maiden deployment as part of Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14). No other active cases have been found. The Navy's newest Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan is currently moored at its homeport Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Marc Rockwell-Pate File# 060726-N-7526R-019