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USS Ronald Reagan Crew Continues Relief Efforts in Japan

HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopters from the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 prepare to lift off after resupplying on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
Specialist 3rd Class Alexander Tidd
HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopters from the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 prepare to lift off after resupplying on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).

The world’s attention may have shifted from Japan to Libya, but that doesn’t mean the crew of the USS Ronald Reagan has slowed down its effort to bring food, water, and medical supplies to the people of Japan. In fact, according to a story published on the 7th Fleet’s website, the Reagan (off the northwest coast of Honshu island) is collecting donations for victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami. Some crew members of the Reagan are donating the shirt off their back, literally. (Read more)