Navy cooks from Bakersfield

Like Seaman Taylorburns, Bakersfield was my hometown during my eight and one-years of active duty.

ARABIAN SEA (June 28, 2011) -- Culinary Specialist Seaman Meagan Taylorburns, from Bakersfield, Calif., prepares cucumbers in the aft galley of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting close-air support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord.