USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)

What a magnificent ship.
God Bless America and those protecting our freedom.

An SH-60F Seahawk helicopter assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four provides security alongside USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), the Navy's newest Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, as it departs Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, Calif., for its maiden deployment Jan. 4, 2006. More then 5,500 Sailors from the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group are deploying in support of the war on terror and maritime security operations. DoD photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Christopher Brown, U.S. Navy. (Released)

Photo by: CHRISTOPHER BROWN, U.S. NAVY Record ID No. (VIRIN): 060104-N-5060B-182