A U.S. Navy sailor, assigned duties as a landing signalman enlisted, signals to a pilot from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, in Persian Gulf, May 6, 2006. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin S. O'Brien


U.S. Navy sailors prepare for flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, in the Persian Gulf, May 10, 2006. The aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are deployed as part of a routine rotation of U.S. maritime forces in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Kathleen Gorby


U.S. Navy sailors stationed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan reach to retrieve and secure cargo from a sliding pad eye during an underway replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Rainer, in the Persian Gulf, May 11, 2006. Reagan and embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are currently deployed as part of a routine rotation of U.S. maritime forces in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dominique M. Lasco


After servicing the engines of an F/A-18C Hornet, U.S. Navy Airman Thomas Lamotte, assigned duties as a plane captain, departs the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, in the Persian Gulf, May 11, 2006. Reagan and embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are currently deployed as part of a routine rotation of U.S. maritime forces in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin S. O'Brien


U.S. Navy sailors assigned duties as cryptologic technicians monitor electronic emissions in the Electronic Warfare module aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, in the Persian Gulf, May 19, 2006. Reagan and embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are currently deployed as part of a routine rotation of U.S. maritime forces in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dominique M. Lasco


U.S. Navy sailors assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 22 perform routine maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, in the Persian Gulf, May 21, 2006. Reagan and embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are currently deployed as part of a routine rotation of U.S. maritime forces in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Marc Rockwell-Pate


A U.S. Navy sailor, assigned duties as a plane captain aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, gives the "start-engine" signal to an E-2C Hawkeye aircraft assigned to Airborne Early Warning Squadron 113 during early-morning flight operations in the Persian Gulf, May 21, 2006. Reagan and embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are currently deployed as part of a routine rotation of U.S. maritime forces in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Marc Rockwell-Pate


U.S. Navy Seaman Kelly Caccamise signals the passing of cargo from the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force Combat stores ship USNS Niagara Falls to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan while the two ships conduct an underway replenishment in the Persian Gulf, May 22, 2006. Reagan and embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are currently deployed as part of a routine rotation of U.S. maritime forces in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin S. O'Brien


U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James Conrad Yabut fills a tank with liquid nitrogen aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, in the Persian Gulf, May 23, 2006. Reagan and embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are currently deployed as part of a routine rotation of U.S. maritime forces in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Airman Christine Singh