President of Afghanistan Visits USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
Hamid Karzai, President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, addresses Sailors in the hangar bay aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Karzai visited the aircraft carrier to gain a better understanding of how the U.S. Navy conducts operations at sea. Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are on deployment in the 5th Fleet area of operations, and are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Antwjuan Richards-Jamison /Released)