Keywords: US Navy 060520-N-7130B-181 USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7), center, is met by the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) for a fueling at sea.jpg en Persian Gulf May 20 2006 - In an early morning rendezvous Military Sealift Command MSC fast combat support ship USNS Rainier T-AOE 7 center is met by the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 and the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS McCampbell DDG 85 for a fueling at sea FAS evolution All three ships are part of the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group which is currently deployed as part of a routine rotation of U S maritime forces in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as conducting Maritime Security Operations MSO in the region MSO set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment as well as complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts in regional nations MSO deny international terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel weapons or other material U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Aaron Burden RELEASED 2006-05-20 060520-N-7130B-181 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 34708 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Aaron Burden PD-USGov-Military-Navy Double underway replenishment General views of USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 040 Aboard USS McCampbell DDG-85 USNS Rainier T-AOE-7 USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 underway replenishment |