SEA OF JAPAN (July 28, 2008) � With Japanese Coast Guard escorts on either side the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) prepares to enter Sasebo harbor in Sasebo, Japan. The crew of the Navy�s newest aircraft carrier has many activities planned with both the host nation and host U.S. Sailors stationed there. 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 assigned at any given time. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW/NAC) Spike Call