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 | Crew members of the USS Ronald Reagan wave from the bridge as it passes the San Diego skyline as it pulls into the pier for the ship's homeporting ceremony at Naval Air station North Island in Coronado, Calif., Friday, July 23, 2004. The ship sailed May 27 from Norfolk with a crew of 3,600, making its lengthy journey through the Straits of Magellan at the tip of South America, bound for its home port at NASNI. click to open  |  | The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan moves up San Diego Bay as it arrives for the ship's homeporting ceremony at Naval Air station North Island in Coronado, Calif., Friday, July 23, 2004. The ship sailed May 27 from Norfolk with a crew of 3,600, making its lengthy journey through the Straits of Magellan at the tip of South America, bound for its home port at NASNI. click to open  |  | The USS Ronald Reagan sailed from Norfolk, Virginia in May and travelled more than 29,000 kilometers (18,000 miles) around Cape Horn, at the southern tip of South America, conducting training and air engagement exercises with Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Peru click to open  |  | Sailors line the fight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as it comes into port in front of the San Diego skyline, Friday, July 23, 2004, in Coronado, Calif. click to open  |  | U.S. Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, enters San Diego harbor for a home-porting celebration, welcoming the ship to Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, Calif., Friday, July 23, 2004. The ship was commissioned in July 2003, and is completing a two-month transit around South America to her new homeport click to open  |  | The Navy's newest aircraft carrier the USS Ronald Reagan has a fireboat salute as she enters San Diego harbor for a home-porting celebration, welcoming the ship to Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, Calif., Friday, July 23, 2004. The ship was commissioned in July 2003, and is completing a two-month transit around South America to her new homeport click to open  |  | Sailors wave from the U.S. Navy's newest aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan with its 3,000 crew members upon arrival at their new homeport at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, July 23, 2004. USS Ronald Reagan left Norfolk, Virginia in May traveling around the tip of South America. click to open  |
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