Keywords: Visiting Thailand DVIDS206986.jpg en Sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan pet elephants during a Morale Welfare and Recreation sponsored tour in Thailand The tour was a day long adventure where Sailors went white water rafting took elephant rides ate local fresh fruit grown on site took a hike to a water fall and ate an authentic Thai meal The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is on a routine deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility Operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean the U S 7th Fleet is the largest of the forward-deployed U S fleets covering 52 million square miles with approximately 50 ships 120 aircraft and 20 000 Sailors and Marines assigned at any given time 2009-09-25 Petty Officer 3rd Class Chelsea Kennedy https //www dvidshub net/image/206986 090925-N-+++++-200 2009-09-28 04 55 PHUKET TH PD-USGov-Military-Navy Entertainment aboard USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |