Houston native reads an original poem aboard USS Ronald Reagan during an open-mic night
Style Magazine Newswire | 7/11/2023, 11:35 a.m.
Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Elijah Crowder
SOUTH CHINA SEA
07.07.2023
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Charlotte Dudenhoeffer
USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76)
Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Elijah Crowder, from Houston, reads an original poem on the aft mess decks aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during an open-mic night hosted by the Morale, Welfare and Recreation committee in the South China Sea, July 7, 2023. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charlotte Dudenhoeffer)
