Laying out the red carpet at sea
090317-N-1635S-001 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 17, 2009) Vice Adm. Sam Locklear, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, receives honors from rainbow sideboys after landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 are underway performing a sustainment exercise in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott/Released)

090317-N-1635S-001 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 17, 2009) Vice Adm. Sam Locklear, commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, receives honors from rainbow sideboys after landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 are underway performing a sustainment exercise in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Scott/Released)