160705-N-IN729-116 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 5, 2016) Machinery Repairman 1st Class (SW) Brandon Smith, from Fort Scott, Kansas, poses for a photo in the machine shop aboard the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Smith is one of many Sailors who has dedicated time and skin to the artwork of tattoos. With the newest tattoo regulations, Sailors are now authorized to get tattoos on their hands as well as a single neck tattoo that will not exceed 1 inch in length or height, “They are a little more lenient than I thought they’d be with opening up tattoos on the hands and neck, but I think its great,” said Smith. “Tattoos have their own place in the military and the most recent regulations allow us to further take part in this tradition. The new regulations show how the Navy is becoming a little more forward thinking.” Ronald Reagan, the Carrier Strike Group Five (CSG 5) flagship, is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan McFarlane/Released)
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