I'm watching it from my office window - getting ready to be tugged away. Godspeed and safe trip...Hello Tehran?
CORONADO -- The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan will depart from Naval Air Station North Island on Wednesday on its maiden deployment to the Western Pacific in support of the war on terrorism.
Also leaving from San Diego are the guided-missile destroyers McCampbell and Decatur and guided-missile cruiser Lake Champlain, part of the Ronald Reagan Strike Group, according to Navy public affairs.
there's always at least one sub accompanying as well...
Rear Adm. Michael H. Miller, commander of the strike group, said during two recent training exercises the carrier and its support ships and aircraft proved to be a "formidable fighting force."
"Both of these major exercises, as well as the other training events leading up to deployment, have proved that we have the speed and agility to quickly execute operations around the world in support of the war on Iran and North Korea terror," Miller said.
The Reagan, the Navy's newest Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, arrived at its homeport in San Diego in 2004. The 1,096-foot ship carries more than 80 combat aircraft and can house up to 6,000 sailors.
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