European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday March 242007 stars and stripes Page 3 uss Reagan in s Korea for annual exercise by Jimmy Norris stars and stripes Busan South air Craft Carrier uss Ronald Reagan pulled into port in Busan on thurs Day in preparation for the upcoming reception staging Onward movement and Eagle exercises were looking Forward to foal Eagle said capt Terry Kraft the reagans commanding officer its an Opportunity for us to work with our South korean Navy counterparts Kraft declined to discuss specifics of the exercises which begin sunday and last through april 1 but said his Crew would participate in a variety of missions that would exercise the ships full Range of capabilities those capabilities were partially explained by Carrier strike group 7 commander rear adm Charles Martoglio during a Media tour wednesday by operating from International sea and airspace naval forces Are flexible and can get to places quickly Martoglio said and once we get there we can conduct a wide variety of mis Sions tactical action officer it Marv in Park said the ships air Compo nent consisting of super hornets hornets e2c Hawk eyes ea6b prowlers c2a greyhounds and sh60 sea Hawk helicopters would provide much of the air Power in the foal Eagle exercise commander naval forces Korea spokeswoman it Jug Jessi Ca Gandy later said the reagans role this year would be similar to that of the uss Abraham Lincoln during last years foal Eagle according to a Navy news re lease from last year the uss Abra photos by Jimmy and stripes left Petty officer 3rd class Aaron Buterbaugh keeps watch from a gun mount on the uss Ronald Reagan on thursday As the ship pulls into the port at Busan South Korea the aircraft Carrier arrived in Busan to participate in the exercises reception staging Onward movement and Eagle right Seaman Daniel Hartman uses a multimeter to make electrical adjustments to the flight deck of the Reagan Ham Lincoln supported theater Security and promoted cooperation and engagement with the South korean military commissioned july 12 2003 the uss Ronald Reagan is the newest Nimitz class aircraft Carrier in the us Navy based in san Diego it is powered by two nuclear reactors is manned by More than 5000 sailors and carries More than 70 combat aircraft the Reagan will remain in Busan through sunday allowing Many of its sailors to enjoy the local culture Over the weekend according to Kraft More than 200 sailors from the ship will spend the weekend engaging in Community relations projects Ursoi is a regularly scheduled annual com Man Post exercise used by combined forces command South Korea and us forces command ers to train and evaluate their capability to receive forces from bases outside the country foal Eagle is a theater wide Field training exer Cise focused on rear area Security and stability operations Onward movement of equipment and select training events email Jimmy Morris at foal Eagle uss Ronald Reagan commanding officer capt Terry Kraft left and commander of Carrier strike group 7 rear adm Charles Martoglio accept leis thursday from children after mooring in Busan South Korea clarification the March 22 Story on marines tattoos should have said that under old service regulations a Marine was prohibited from having tattoos Only on their neck and head also the new policy on tattoos bans sleeve tattoos that Are visible when a Marine wears the it uniforms such tattoos cover most of a marines Arm or leg 1 shanghaied by the Reagan 16 journalists get unexpected closeup of life aboard Carrier by Jimmy Norris stars and stripes somewhere at sea i had just concluded a three hour tour aboard the uss Ronald re Agan and was on my Way Back to dry land we climbed aboard a c2 Grey hound Carrier inboard delivery aircraft and were catapulted off the reagans flight deck an experience i recommend to anyone who wants to know just How far he or she can lean into a seat Belt before breaking a rib i settled in to figure out How to write my Story of to sleep but my Nap was Cut Short when the goggles Crew chief leaned across my seat with a Small Flash Light attempting to find the source of an oily vapor that was clouding the entire passenger compartment a few moments later a voice on the planes intercom announced we seem to have some sort of Mist leaking into the Cabin i dont know what it is but 1 dont want you Guys breathing it so in going to drop the oxygen masks i marvelled at the pilots technical expertise As i pulled on my oxygen mask but then i cursed him under my breath As the photographer to Bonghak one of 16 journalists stranded overnight aboard the uss Ronald Reagan snaps photos of study casts in the ships dental facility during an unscheduled tour wednesday night straps on my mask snapped be fore i could secure it for safety we returned to the Reagan where we were in formed that if the plane could not be repaired before dark we would be overnight guests a frenzy of officers and Public affairs personnel immediately began attempting to see to the needs of the 16 journalist guests a task that seemed easier said than done one group demanded to be fed on the spot me As the loud est announced our need to smoke another group had to Start calling editors somehow the ships Crew Man aged to accommodate everyone in some cases they even Man aged to Over accommodate feed ing us three times in less than four hours it was hard being forced to sub Sist on Steak and crab legs but somehow All the journalists on Board managed to pull through most were berthed in Toper son rooms overnight i got stuck in the six person room but i was provided a free toiletry kit and was Given additional Tours of the ship another Good part about stay ing overnight we got to cover the ship arriving at port in Busan from inside the rails without any hazardous Mist email Jimmy Norris at