Keywords: US Navy 070127-N-3659B-002 Sailors arrive in the early morning hours to board the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the ships prepares to depart on deployment.jpg en San Diego Calif Jan 27 2007 Sailors arrive in the early morning hours to board the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 as the ship prepares to depart on deployment Ronald Reagan and attached ships of the Reagan Carrier Strike Group CSG surge deployed to the 7th Fleet Area of Operations from Naval Station North Island on Jan 27 Surge deployments are part of the Navy s Fleet Response Plan FRP which ensures ships are able to respond to real-world situations by maintaining high states of readiness during their surge windows The Reagan CSG is comprised of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan Commander Carrier Strike Group 7 CCG 7 Carrier Air Wing CVW 14 Destroyer Squadron DESRON 7 the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain CG 57 the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell DDG 59 and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit 11 Detachment 15 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joseph M Buliavac RELEASED 2007-01-27 070127-N-3659B-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 42479 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joseph M Buliavac PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval ship departures from Naval Air Station North Island Aboard USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 United States Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal 76 number |