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USS Ronald Reagan - The People

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USS Ronald Reagan - The People

Postby xerubus on Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:48 pm

The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrived in Brisbane for a scheduled port visit. While in port, the Carrier Strike Group's approximately 6000 crewmembers will have a chance to participate in friendship-building and goodwill-generating activities.

The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, commanded by Rear Adm. Michael H. Miller, is on a routine deployment and homeported in San Diego, California.

Operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean, the U.S. Seventh Fleet is the largest of the forward-deployed U.S. fleets, with approximately 50 ships, 120 aircraft, and 20000 Sailors and Marines assigned at any given time.

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Postby Michael on Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:04 am

WOW

firstly great pics!

secondly im surprised you could get on the ship with a camera!

thirdly it's a stark contrast seeing real people doing real jobs comapred to seeing movies.
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Postby xerubus on Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:08 am

1. thanks Michael :D

2. you know me... where there's a will there's a way ;)

3. i had an absolute ball photographing the people... my favourite is of the two girls with the aircraft in the background.. they were great sports

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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:09 am

Excellent Mark - also the USS RR’s maiden voyage :)
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Postby xerubus on Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:12 am

thanks Chris... I wasn't aware about the maiden voyage until I was told by the Admiral.. which made the day even more special for me... an absolute priviledge to get a tiny insight into their work.

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Postby Michael on Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:18 am

Insert jealousy here *green with envy* :P
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Postby birddog114 on Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:51 am

Mark,
Great series of photos and your report.
Glad to hear you enjoyed and have had a great day on the tour.
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Postby LostDingo on Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:09 am

Great shots! Glad to see you had so much access, would definitely be an amazing tour.

Do you know if the Reagan will be coming to Sydney?
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Postby xerubus on Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:52 am

LostDingo wrote:Great shots! Glad to see you had so much access, would definitely be an amazing tour.

Do you know if the Reagan will be coming to Sydney?


no.. only stop is Brisbane and then she moves off again.

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Postby birddog114 on Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:55 am

xerubus wrote:
LostDingo wrote:Great shots! Glad to see you had so much access, would definitely be an amazing tour.

Do you know if the Reagan will be coming to Sydney?


no.. only stop is Brisbane and then she moves off again.

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I knew about it. Fleet of Green Peace's boats are waiting for her at Sydney heads :lol: :lol:
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Postby stubbsy on Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:19 am

Mark

That first shot is superb. A wonderful natural capture. Only (tiny) niggle is you've chopped off the girls elbows.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:38 am

#1 and #4 are fantastic shots and my favourite in this series.
I like the pose in the first and am a little more forgiving about elbows :)

And think #4 has a very certain quality about it... maybe like little old war movie meets propaganda machine...

or maybe it's, here is me so proud of my new boat... check it out, that's it behind me.
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Postby Raskill on Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:50 am

WOW

Very jelous!!!!!!!

Great shots, something we'll probably not see again on this site. Well done!
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Postby xerubus on Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:04 am

stubbsy ... thanks mate. hmmm.. didn't even notice that :oops:

Alpha_7 ... thanks for the comments... and I agree that #4 has a certain 'proud' look about it. The Admiral was a very inspiring and captivating man...

Raskill... thanks :D

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Postby wendellt on Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:12 am

you must of had so much fun, beign part of the media group
the images of commander mike miller are excellent especially the b+W
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Postby xerubus on Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:14 am

I did have a lot of fun... still very knew at the media group side of things.. but learning a lot each time I go to something.

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Postby Slider on Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:51 pm

Great shots Mark. A fantastic opportunity and you sure made it pay off. Well done :D
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Postby DVEous on Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:00 am

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Postby Slider on Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:15 am

VK4CP wrote:Great shots... except for monochrome... a tired old effect we can do without.

Our work helicopter (TVQ-10) wasn't allowed to breach an 18,000 ft radius of this ship when shooting aerials yesterday.
And what about it's subs lurking in Moreton Bay. :wink:


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