US Navy,
ABOARD USS RONALD REAGAN: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 concluded military operations as part of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 7 in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations (AOO) May 29.
The nearly 6,000 Sailors assigned to the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group supported operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, as well as conducted maritime security operations (MSO) in the region.
MSO set the conditions for security and stability in the maritime environment, as well as complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations. MSO deny international terrorists use of the maritime environment as a venue for attack or to transport personnel, weapons or other material.
Ronald Reagan and CVW-14 launched more than 6,100 sorties, totaling more than 19,600 flight hours, since entering the 5th Fleet AOO. Of those, more than 2,940 sorties and 14,200 flight hours have been in direct support of Operation Iraqi Freedom since Ronald Reagan relieved USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in February.
