The Nameplate
The Bigest Ship in Town: USS Ronald Reagan in Pearl Harbor
Rick Reeves, Thep Cung, Bob Beyers, Jr, Marty Cohn get ready to board the USSRR
Marty Cohn, Rick Reeves, F/A-18
The Island: Similar to the Bridge of the Starship Enterprise
Viewing the USS Arizona Memorial from Vultures' Row on the Island
Closer up: USS Arizona Memorial
Passing another Mighty Ship: the USS Missouri in drydock, undergoing restoration
Headed to Sea: Honolulu and Diamond Head astern
A Very Important Plane in the Nation's arsenal: EA-6B Prowler
Geometric: F/A 18s parked on deck
Even more planes parked on the Bow Catapults! Deck Arresting Gear crew (green shirts) inspect Jet Blast Deflector
Flight Deck Full of Planes: View from the Bridge
Ladder between decks: Be prepared to ascend and decend many of these
A Typical Passageway on the Officers' Deck
Blue deck: Officer's Country
The Hangar Deck: Very Large Room makes the planes look small
Enlisted Sailors Mess
Chief Petty Officer's Mess
Flight Officers' Wardroom
The main Officer's Wardroom
Yes, even here.... No pesky Baristas, though
Navy Fitness: One of the gyms onboard the Reagan
Operating Room in the Ship's Hospital
The Forecastle: Directly under the bow, used for Navy ceremonies
Arresting Gear Crewman explain their job
Explaining the Arresting Gear System to SBNL TIGERs
Tour De Force: The exciting, dynamic Ships Ordinance Division
R and R on the Reagan: The 'Steel Beach' Barbeque on the aft Flight Deck
Jazz Concert in the Hangar Deck
Ship's Helmsman on the Bridge
Electronic Map
Navigation info. Note the depth
Airman Alberto Rivera: USSRR Sailor of the Day for 10/16/2009
Burial At Sea Ceremony, Sunday at sunset
Awards Ceremony, Forecastle, Final night at sea
Underway Replinishment: USSRR gets 500,000 gallons of JP-4
USSRR escorts astern, Blue Pacific
Flight Control Center and Sports Bar
Tracking the operational environment
Escorts Astern
One of the USSRR escort destroyers
Escort Ship Flying the Colors
FOD Walkdown
No catapult needed: Helicopter prepares for takeoff
Chopper hovering
Chopper leaves the deck
Fast Roping Demo
E2-C Hawkeye taxiing
Working through the preflight checklist
Not a skateboard ramp, but a Jet Blast Deflector
Another Good One: Launching for the Air Show
Checking Control Surfaces 20 seconds before launch
EA6-B awaiting takeoff
These guys talk the planes back on to the ship
High Speed Pass
Four Ship Formation
500 mph turn
The Big Formation: 14 Planes, 250 mph
Proud Navy Moms watch their kids launch figher planes
F/A 18 in for a landing
Releasing the arresting wire
Cant get enough of these Landing Photos
Squadron Leader Catching the 'one-wire'
Close up: More airplanes on the bow
Captain's In-Port Cabin
SBNL TIGERS: Dinner with CAPT Norton
Our Distinguished War Heroes with CAPTKenneth Norton
The Captain's In-Port Cabin Stewards
View from the Bridge on the day of the big "Fly-Off' ( when planes return to their 'ashore' bases)
Headed Home: Launching from the Forward Catapults
Launching from the starboard bow catapult
Launching from the bow catapult - note afterburners
Good Houskeeping
The Final Sunrise off California coast
Almost home: Approaching Point Loma, San Diego Harbor entrance
Back Home: San Diego Skyline
USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum at San Diego Harbor
The Crowd Awaits
Ready for their Sailors
First off the ship: New Navy Dads get their First Kiss in 9 months
Crewmen's Wives (and some media) welcome their Sailors back
Final Sunset at Sea