Carrier to visit Santa Barbara
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courtesy of U.S. Navy
The
USS Ronald Reagan, the Navy’s newest and largest aircraft carrier, is scheduled
to make a port call at Santa Barbara Jan. 11 through Jan. 14. The Reagan’s
4,000-plus crew will be the largest contingent of sailors to call at Santa
Barbara since President Theodore Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet visited a
century ago. Tours of the ship will not be available to the general public, but
members of the community can participate in an adopt-a-sailor program, hosting
a member of the crew in their home or by taking a sailor to lunch or dinner.
Anyone interested in adopting a sailor should visit the website www.SBNL.org to
download and mail or fax the form.