BIG ROPE — Two U.S. sailors, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan while deployed in the Persian Gulf, prepare for the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Wrangell to pull up to its stern dock, March 8, 2006. Both the Reagan and Wrangell are currently on a deployment conducting Maritime Security Operations in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Kathleen Gorby