090528-N-5251G-282 SAN DIEGO (May 28, 2009)- Sailors from the Deck Department secure a chain stopper on the starboard anchor in the foc'sel aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). A special color-coding system is used to identify how much of the chain is payed out and under water just by looking at it. Ronald Reagan is underway on a routine deployment to the Western Pacific. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rosalie Garcia/ Released) Securing a Chain Stopper 176175

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