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USSRonaldReagan(CVN76)isaNimitzclass,nuclear
poweredsupercarrierintheserviceoftheUnitedStatesNavy.
Theninthshipofherclass,[2]sheisnamedinhonorofRonald
W.Reagan,presidentoftheUnitedStatesfrom1981to1989.
Uponherchristeningin2001,shewasthefirstshiptobe
namedforathenstilllivingformerpresident.

AsofMay2012,theshipwasoperationallypartofCarrier
StrikeGroupNineandadministrativelyunderthecommandof
Commander,NavalAirForcesPacific/Commander,NavalAir
Forces.Thetwoadministrativetitlesactuallyrefertoone
commandcarryingouttwofunctions.InOctober2015,Ronald USSRonaldReaganintheStraitsofMagellanin
ReaganreplacedtheUSSGeorgeWashingtonastheflagshipof 2004.
CarrierStrikeGroupFive,theonlyforwardbasedcarrierstrike
History
grouphomeportedatYokosuka,Japan,aspartoftheUnited
StatesSeventhFleet.[3] UnitedStates
Name: USSRonaldReagan
Namesake: PresidentRonaldReagan
Contents Ordered: 8December1994
Builder: NorthropGrummanNewportNews
1 Designandconstruction
1.1 Naming Laiddown: 12February1998
1.2 Ship'sseal Launched: 4March2001
2 Servicehistory
2.1 2006maidendeployment Sponsoredby: NancyReagan
2.2 2007surgedeployment Commissioned: 12July2003
2.3 2008deployment
Homeport: YokosukaNavalBase
2.4 2009deployment
2.5 2010 Yokosuka,Japan
2.6 2011 Identification: CVN76
2.7 2012and2013
Motto: PeaceThroughStrength
2.8 2014
2.9 2015 Nickname(s): Gipper
2.10 2016 Status: inactiveservice
2.11 2017
3 Commandingofficers Badge:
4 Gallery
5 Seealso
6 References
7 Externallinks

Generalcharacteristics
Designandconstruction Classandtype: Nimitzclassaircraftcarrier
RonaldReagansubclass
Displacement: 101,400longtons(113,600short
tons)[1]
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ThecontracttobuildReaganwasawardedtoNorthrop Length: Overall:1,092feet(332.8m)

GrummanNewportNewsandDryDockCompanyinNewport Waterline:1,040feet
News,Virginiaon8December1994,andherkeelwaslaid
(317.0m)
downon12February1998.Thebudgetfortheshiphadtobe
increasedseveraltimesandultimately$4.5billionwasspenton Beam: Overall:252ft(76.8m)
herconstruction.[4]Thisincludedaredesignedshipisland.[5] Waterline:134ft(40.8m)
ReaganwaschristenedbyReagan'swifeNancyon4March Draft: Maximumnavigational:37
2001atNewportNewsShipbuilding,thecrewmovedaboard feet(11.3m)
on30October2002,[6]andtheshipwascommissionedon12 Limit:41feet(12.5m)
July2003atNavalStationNorfolk,withCaptainJ.W. Propulsion: 2WestinghouseA4W
Goodwinincommand.VicePresidentDickCheneyandLynne nuclearreactors
Cheneywerebothpresentattheceremony,aswellasNancy
4steamturbines
Reagan,whogavetheship'screwthetraditionalfirstorderas
anactiveunitoftheNavy:"Mantheshipandbringhertolife." 4shafts
RonaldReaganmadehermaidenvoyageon21July2003. 260,000shp(194MW)
PresidentReagan,whodidnotattendeitherthelaunchorthe Speed: 30+knots(56+km/h35+mph)
commissioningduetoAlzheimer'sdisease,diedelevenmonths Range: Unlimiteddistance2025years
later.Attheendofthegravesideservices,theship's
commandingofficeratthattime,CaptainJamesSymonds, Complement: Ship'scompany:3,200
presentedtheflagthatdrapedtheformerpresident'scasketto Airwing:2,480
Mrs.Reaganatherrequest.Thiswasalsotheflagthathad Sensorsand SPS48E3Dairsearchradar
flownoverCapitolHillon20January1981,whenthepresident processing SPS49A(V)12Dairsearch
wasinaugurated.Atalaterdate,CaptainSymondsalso systems: radar
presentedMrs.Reagantheflagthathadbeenflyingover SPQ9Bfirecontrolradar
RonaldReaganwhentheformerpresidentdied.
2SPN46airtrafficcontrol
radars
Naming
SPN43Cairtrafficcontrol
RonaldReaganwasthefirstnuclearpoweredwarshipofany radar
kindtobenamedinhonorofalivingformerpresident.[7] SPN41instrumentlanding
Unlikemostoftheothermenhonoredbyinclusioninthis systemradar
group,ReaganwasnotassociatedwiththeUnitedStatesNavy, 3Mk91NSSMguidance
apartfromhistermasCommanderinChief,thoughoneofhis systems
keyinitiativesinofficewasthe600shipNavyprogram. 3Mk95radars
Electronic SLQ32A(V)4
Ship'sseal warfare Countermeasuressuite
&decoys: SLQ25ANixietorpedo
ThedesignofRonaldReagan'ssealwascreatedentirelybyher
countermeasures
plankownercrewwithhistoricalassistanceprovidedbystaff
membersattheRonaldReaganPresidentialLibraryfoundation. Armament: EvolvedSeaSparrowMissile
Theredborderthatringstheship'ssealissimilartothe RollingAirframeMissile
distinctiveredrimthatdefinestheWhiteHousechinadesigned Closeinweaponssystem
fortheReagansduringtheirWhiteHouseyears.Fourgoldstars (CIWS)
representPresidentReagan's40thpresidencyandhisfour
Armor: Unknown
pillarsoffreedom:individuallibertyeconomicopportunity
globaldemocracyandnationalpride."PeacethroughStrength" Aircraft 90fixedwingandhelicopters
wasarecurringthemeofthePresident'slifeinpublicservice. carried:
TheaircraftcarrierispositionedbytheWestCoast,
representingPresidentReagan'stwotermsasGovernorofCaliforniaandtheship'shomeportinthePacificFleet.
ThethreeaircraftwiththeirpatrioticcontrailssymbolizethethreemajormilitaryoperationsthePresidentdirected
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duringhistenure:OperationUrgent
Fury(Grenada/1983)OperationEl
DoradoCanyon(Libya/1986)and
OperationPrayingMantis
(Iran/1988).Theviewoftheglobe
signifiesthePresident'svisionof
globaldemocracy,andthecenteris
theUnitedStatesrepresentingthe
country'snationalpride.Colorsof
red,whiteandbluedominatethe
FormerFirstLadyNancyReagan sealreflectingtheAmericanflag.[8] FormerPresidentRonaldReaganand
christensUSSRonaldReaganwith FirstLadyNancyReagan,aswellas
NewportNewsShipbuilding
PresidentGeorgeW.Bushand Servicehistory ChairmanandCEOWilliamFrick
NewportNewsShipbuildingCEO
WilliamFricklookingon,4March standbehindthemodeloftheaircraft
On8May2004,followingherfive carrierUSSRonaldReagan(CVN
2001
monthpostshakedownavailability 76).Themodelwaspresentedto
(PSA),theaircraftcarrierRonald PresidentRonaldReaganinMay
Reaganreceivedhersecondflight 1996
deckcertificationwhich
encompassedallflightoperations,
includingaircraftlaunchand
recovery,safety,crashandsalvage,
fuelcertifications,andtraining.[9]
Reaganthenbeganhertransitfrom
NavalStationNorfolk,Virginia,
CommissioningceremonyofUSS throughthestraitsofMagellan,
RonaldReagan,2003 SouthAmerica,tohernew
homeportofNavalAirStation
NorthIsland,SanDiego. GringoGauchomaneuverswiththe
ArgentineNavyduring2004transit
CarrierAirWingEleven,normallyassignedtoUSSNimitz,embarkedonly
aroundSouthAmerica
25percentofitstotalstrengthforthetransit.Thesquadronsmakingthe
transitwereVFA14andVFA41flyingtheF/A18E/FSuperHornet,
VAW117flyingtheE2CHawkeye2000,HS6flyingtheSH60FSeahawkandVRC30flyingtheC2A
Greyhound.TheshipvisitedRiodeJaneiro,Brazilon5June2004andduringthefirsteveningafterarrivalthe
ship'snamesakeRonaldReagandied.Aceremonyinhishonorwasheldonboardlaterthatevening,soonafterthe
USnationalanthemwaspubliclyplayed.AfterleavingRio,ReagantransitedtheStraitofMagellanon2021June
andsubsequentlymadeportvisitstoValparaso,Chile,andCallao,PerubeforearrivinginSanDiegoon23July
2004.From1October2004,ReaganwasassignedtoCarrierStrikeGroupFifteen.

2006maidendeployment

USSRonaldReagandepartedSanDiegoon4January2006,onhermaidendeploymenttoconductnaval
operationsinsupportofOperationIraqiFreedomandOperationEnduringFreedom,aswellastoconductmaritime
securityoperations(MSO)inthePersianGulf.On28January2006,anF/A18Hornetstrikefighterattemptinga
nightlandingaboardReagancrashedintotheship'sflightdeckabout200kilometres(120mi)southeastof
Brisbane,Queensland.Theaircraftstrucktherampatalowangle,caughtfireandskiddedoverboard.Thepilot
ejectedsafely,buttheaircraftwaslost.[10][11]TheshipenteredthePersianGulfon22February2006,andreturned
fromdeploymenton6July2006.[12][13]

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2007surgedeployment

USSRonaldReaganandtheReaganCarrierStrikeGroup(CSG)departed
NorthIsland,CoronadoinSanDiegoon27January2007onan
unscheduledsurgedeployment[14]totheWesternPacific,fulfillingtherole
oftheforwarddeployedcarrierKittyHawkwhileitunderwentmaintenance
inJapan.On20April2007,RonaldReaganandherCSGreturnedto
Coronado.The"surgedeployment"waspartoftheNavy'sFleetResponse
Plan(FRP),whichprovidestheU.S.withtheabilitytorespondtoany RonaldReagan(foreground)operates
globalcommitmentwithflexibleandsustainableforcesandtheabilityto withKittyHawk(center)and
rapidlyrespondtoarangeofsituationsonshortnotice. AbrahamLincoln(background)on
herfirstcruiseinJune2006
InJanuary2007,itwasannouncedthatRonaldReaganhadearnedthe2006
Commander,NavalAirForcesPacificCarrierBattleEfficiency"E"award
fortheWestCoast,thefirstBattle"E"everforthecarrier.[15]

ReaganreturnedtoNavalAirStationNorthIslandon20April2007,
followingthethreemonthdeploymentinsupportofoperationsinthe
WesternPacific.

On15December2007,thecarrieransweredadistresscallfromacruise
shipoffthecoastofBajaCalifornia.AnIllinoisteenagerwhoseappendix
hadrupturedwhileonaMexicancruisewasairliftedbyanSH60
helicoptertoRonaldReagan,whereanemergencyappendectomywas USSRonaldReaganconductsrudder
checksinOctober2007,aspartofthe
performedbytheship'ssurgeon.[16]
ship'speriodicinspection

2008deployment

USSRonaldReagan,withCVW14embarked,departedSanDiegoon19May2008,forascheduled7thFleetand
5thFleetdeployment.

TheReaganCarrierStrikeGroupperformedhumanitarianassistanceanddisasterreliefoperationsinthe
Philippineson24June2008afterthatcountrywasdevastatedbyTyphoonFengshen,killinghundredsfromthe
centralislandregionsandthemainislandofLuzon.ThetyphoonalsocapsizedthepassengerferryMVPrincessof
theStars.[17]WorkinginsupportoftheArmedForcesofthePhilippines,ReaganandherescortsofCarrierStrike
Group7focusedtheireffortsontheislandofPanayintheCentralVisayas.Foreightdays,SH60Seahawk
helicoptersandC2AGreyhoundaircraftoftheRonaldReaganStrikeGrouphelpeddelivermorethan519,000lb
(235,000kg)ofrice,freshwaterandothersuppliestoareasofPanay,whichwerenotreachableviatruckdueto
floodedroads.ThemissioninPanaywouldearntheentirestrikegrouptheNavy'sHumanitarianServiceMedal.

TheStrikeGrouparrivedintheU.S.FifthFleetareaon28August2008,whereshelaunchedmorethan
1,150sortiesintoAfghanistaninsupportofOperationEnduringFreedom.ReaganreturnedtoSanDiegoon25
November2008.

USSRonaldReaganreceivedwordinFebruary2009thattheshiphadwonitssecondBattleEffectiveness
Award.[18]

2009deployment

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On28May2009,ReagandeployedwithCarrierAirWing14tothe7thand
5thFleetAreasofResponsibility.[19]ReaganrelievedtheEisenhowerCSG
andlauncheditsfirstsortiesinsupportofOEFon6July.Reaganreturned
tohomeporton21Octoberafterafivemonthdeployment.[20]

2010

Inearly2010,Reaganwasawardedthe2009ChiefofNavalOperations
AfloatSafety"S"Award,[21]andthe2009PacificFleetBattle"E"for Sailorsandtheirfamiliesawaita
combatefficiency.TheBattle"E"awardwasReagan'ssecondconsecutive smallarmsdemoduringTigerCruise
2008.
andthirdinfouryears.[22]

On19May2010,NorfolkNavalShipyard(NNSY)completedthesix
monthPlannedIncrementalAvailability(PIA)maintenancecycleon
Reagan.ThisPIAprojectcameinunderbudget,anditmarkedboth
NorfolkNavalShipyard'slargestoffsiteavailabilityaswellasthelargest
publicsectorworkpackageeverperformedonanaircraftcarrierberthedat
NavalAirStationNorthIsland(NASNI)locatednearCoronado,California
(pictured).[23]Duringthemaintenanceperiod,RonaldReaganreceived
technologicalupgradesthatprepareditforitsnextdeploymentand
subsequentoperations.Refurbishmentsincludedhitechcombatsystems MembersofaU.S.Navyrifledetail
andfirefightingequipmenttoimprovedship'slaundryservicesandliving marchtotheirdesignatedspotsfora
spaces.[24]ThisPIAmaintenanceprojectwasanexampleofthe'One burialatseaceremonyaboardthe
Shipyard'conceptwhereintheU.S.Navymobilizesitsworkforceacross supercarrierUSSRonaldReagan
itsvariousshipyardstobettermeetfleetreadinessrequirementsaswellas (CVN76)underwayinthePacific
tostabilizeavitalworkforcebasefortheU.S.defenseindustry.While Oceanon9June2009.
NorfolkNavalShipyardwastheprojectlead,significantworkwasdoneby
itspartners:PugetSoundNavalShipyard&IntermediateMaintenance
Facility(PSNS&IMF),SouthwestRegionalMaintenanceCenter
(SWRMC),NorthropGrummanShipbuilding(NGSB).

Duringpeakmanning,approximately1,400workedtheprojectonadaily
basis.Thisincludedapproximately625NNSYpersonnel,165PSNS&
IMFemployees,and600fromSWRMC/NGSB.[23]

On18May2010,ReagandepartedNavalAirStationNorthIslandforsea
trials.[24][25][26]TheseatrialwasthefinalphaseofthePIA,anditwas 2010PIAmaintenance(6May2010)
conductedtoassessthecarrier'smaterialreadinesstoreturntothe
operationalfleet.[24]ReaganpulledintoNavalAirStationNorthIslandon
19May2010aftercompletingitstwodayseatrial,markingtheofficialendtoitssixmonthplannedincremental
availability(PIA)maintenanceperiod.[24]

On2June2010,RonaldReagan,withCarrierAirWingFourteen(CVW14)embarked,departedNavalAirStation
NorthIslandtoconductflightdeckcertifications.[26][27]ThefirstCVW14aircrafttolandonaircraftcarrier's
flightdeckwasfromHelicopterAntiSubmarineSquadron4(HS4).[27]Otherembarkedsquadronsincluded:
MarineFighterAttackSquadron323(VMFA323),StrikeFighterSquadron154(VFA154),StrikeFighter
Squadron147(VFA147)*StrikeFighterSquadron146(VFA146),AirborneEarlyWarningSquadron113(VAW

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113),FleetLogisticsSquadron30(VRC30)Thecertificationincludedafullevaluationofthearrestinggear,
steamcatapults,andflightdeckpersonnel.Reagan'sairdepartmentwasassessedonitsabilitytomaintainafully
operationalflightdeckandrespondtosimulatedmishaps.[27]

Duringthesummerof2010RonaldReaganparticipatedinExerciseRIMPAC,departedfromNavalAirStation
NorthIsland,California,foraBoardofInspectionandSurvey(INSURV)assessmenton25August2010,and
departedherhomeporttoconductroutineoperationsoffthecoastofsouthernCaliforniainpreparationforits2011
WesternPacific(WESTPAC)deployment.[26]InNovember2010,theshipprovidedemergencysuppliesand
assistancetopassengersstrandedinthePacificOceanaboardtheCarnivalSplendor,whichhadlostpowerbyan
enginefire.[28]

2011

TheshipdepartedforanAsiandeploymenton2February2011.On11
March2011,ReaganwasintheKoreanpeninsularegionforalongplanned
exerciseoffKorea,butwasredirectedtowardsJapantoprovidesupport
afterthemassive2011Thokuearthquakeandtsunami.Theship,stationed
offSendai,servedasarefuelingstationforJapanesecoastguardand
militaryhelicoptersonreliefmissionsinthearea.[29]USNavyhelicopters
alsoflewreliefmissionsfromthecarrier.On13March2011,theship USSRonaldReaganreturningtoSan
measured0.6mR/hrdirectgammashinefromclouds130miles(210km) DiegoBayafteradeployment,2011
[30]
fromtheFukushimaDaiichiNuclearPowerPlant. Membersofthecrew
blamedtheircancersontheevent.[31]On14March2011,theshipwas
forcedtorelocatetoavoidaradioactiveplumefromtheFukushimaI
nuclearaccidentswhichhadcontaminated17crewmembersofthree
helicoptercrews.[32]On23March,Reagan'screwperformedradiation
decontaminationbyscrubbingdownanysurfacethatcouldhavebeen
contaminated,includingtheislandsuperstructureandflightdeck,to
removeanypotentialradiationhazards.[33]On4April2011,Japan's
ministerofdefense,ToshimiKitazawa,accompaniedbyUSambassadorto USSRonaldReaganinSanDiego
JapanJohnRoos,visitedtheshiptothankitscrewforitsassistanceaspart (2013)
ofOperationTomodachi.SaidKitazawa,"Ihaveneverbeenmore
encouragedbyandproudofthefactthattheUnitedStatesisourally."[34]TheshipreturnedtoSanDiegoon8
September2011.[35]InJanuary2011,theNavyannouncedthattheaircraftcarrierwouldbetransferredtothePuget
SoundNavalShipYardinBremerton,WashingtonforscheduledrepairandmaintenancebeginningJanuary2012.

2012and2013

On10January2012Reagan'sofficialhomeportwaschangedtoBremerton,Washington,whereshestayedfora
littleoverayear[36]untilreturningtoherhomeportofSanDiegoon21March2013.[37]Forthesailorsbeing
relocated,theNavyhadmanyoftheirvehiclestransportedonthedeckoftheshipasacostsavingmeasure.[38][39]

2014

On14January2014,theNavyannouncedthatRonaldReaganwouldreplacehersistershipGeorgeWashingtonas
theSeventhFleetforwarddeployedcarrieratYokosuka,Japanin2015.[40]

2015
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On1October2015,RonaldReaganarrivedinitsnewesthomeport,
YokosukaKanagawaPrefecture,JapanreplacingUSSGeorgeWashington
andtakingitsnewplaceastheflagshipofCarrierStrikeGroupFiveand
CarrierAirWingFive(CVW5).Itwasopenforthepublictotouron
October12.[3]

2016

On4June2016,RonaldReaganleftitsbaseinYokosuka.[41]Itwas Hundredsofsailors'personalvehicles
deployedwith"CarrierStrikeGroup5"totheSouthChinaSeabeforean ontheflightdeckforthetripfrom
internationaltribunalreleaseditsdecisionregardingaChinaand SanDiegotoBremerton.
[42]
Philippinesconflict. Itreturnedaftera53daycruiseforamidcruise
break[43]andconductedBoardofInspectionandSurvey(INSURV)inspectionsdesignedtoensuretheshiplasts
foritsfull50yearlifespan.IttemporarilyleftportduetoTyphoonLionrock.[44]AftercompletingINSERVit
returnedtoseaonSeptember3.ItthenparticipatedinExerciseValiantShield2016beforemakingaportcallat
Guam,andparticipatingin"InvincibleSpirit",ajointexercisewithSouthKoreanforcesintheSeaofJapanand
theYellowSea.[45]

2017

FromJanuary10theshipbeganaperiodofSelectedRestrictedAvailability
withafocusonpartoftheshipincludingtheflightdeck,itshangarbays
andalsogenerallivingspaces.[46][47]

Commandingofficers
JohnWilliam"Bill"GoodwinNovember200028August2003
JamesA.Symonds28August200317November2005[48]
TerryB.Kraft17November20052May2008[49]
KennethJoseph"KJ"Norton2May2008August2010 DuringSelectedRestricted
Availabilitymaintenance
ThomW.BurkeAugust2010August2013[50]
ChristopherE.BoltAugust2013April2016[51]
MichaelDonnellyApril2016present[52]

Gallery
Clickonthethumbnailtoenlarge.

CaptainJamesA.Symonds,right,
turnsovercommandtoCaptainTerry
B.Kraft(November2005)

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USSRonaldReagan SailorsaboardUSS U.S.Marinesand TwoAN/SPN46radars

(CVN76)isaidedby
harbortugsasitenters
PearlHarbor,Hawaii,
foraportvisiton28
June2006.
RonaldReagan(CVN sailorsmantherails usedonUSSRonald
76)mantherailsasthe aboardUSSRonald Reagan(CVN76).
supercarrierarrivesat Reagan(CVN76)as
itsnewhomeportin theshiptransitsPearl
SanDiego,California, HarborinHawaiion
on23July2004. 28June2010to
participate22nd
RIMPAC(Rimofthe
Pacific)Exercises.

U.S.Navysailors USSRonaldReagan
attachacargopendant (CVN76)inSanta
toaSikorskySH60 Barbara,31May2014.
Seahawkhelicopter Picturetakenat
assignedtoHelicopter ShorelinePark,Santa
AntiSubmarine Barbara,California,
Squadron4duringa USA.
verticalreplenishment
inthePacificOceanon
16July2010.

Seealso
Carrierbasedaircraft
CarrierStrikeGroupFive
ListofaircraftcarriersoftheUnitedStatesNavy
ListofmilitaryaircraftoftheUnitedStates(naval)/ListofUSNavalaircraft
ModernUnitedStatesNavycarrierairoperations
UnitedStatesNavalAviator

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