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The USS Ronald Reagan deployed in the Persian Gulf
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Tuesday, February 21, 2006
ABU DHABI — The U.S. Navy has deployed its latest aircraft carrier
in the Persian Gulf.
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The USS Ronald Reagan.
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The U.S. Fifth Fleet said the USS Ronald Reagan has been deployed for
maritime security operations in the Gulf region. The nuclear-powered surface
vessel headed a carrier group that contains a guided missile cruiser, two
destroyers and support ships.
The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was assigned to
patrol the Fifth Fleet area of operations, which includes the Arabian Gulf,
Red Sea, Gulf of Oman and parts of the Indian Ocean, Middle East Newsline reported.
"Our past nine months of training have been in preparation to support
our troops on the ground in Iraq and carry out maritime security
operations," Carrier Strike Group Seven Commander Rear Adm. Michael Miller
said.
Officials said the arrival of the Reagan Carrier Strike Group, which
contains more than 6,000 sailors, was part of a routine rotation of U.S.
ships in the Gulf. The strike group consists of the USS Reagan; USS Lake
Champlain missile cruiser, USS McCampbell and USS Decatur destroyers; USS
Rainer fast combat support ship; and Explosives Ordnance Disposal Unit 11
Det 15.
The USS Reagan, whose home port has been in San Diego, Calif., was
commissioned in July 2003.
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