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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is a Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered supercarrier in the service of the United States Navy. The ninth ship of her class, [6] she is named in honor of Ronald Reagan, President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was built at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, and was commissioned on 12 July 2003.
The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) sailors man the rails as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier departs Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan for the last time May 16, 2024.
The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrived in Bremerton on Aug. 13. The aircraft carrier is scheduled to do a docking and planned incremental availability (DPIA) period at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman: Nimitz: 25 July 1998 — 26 years, 204 days Stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia [75] CVN-76 Ronald Reagan: Nimitz: 12 July 2003 — 21 years, 217 days Stationed at Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington [76] CVN-77 George H.W. Bush: Nimitz: 10 January 2009 — 16 years, 35 days
The carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) has been reassigned as the group flagship following the de-activation of Carrier Strike Group Seven. On 10 January 2012, Ronald Reagan sailed into Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for its 12-month, US$218 million docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) overhaul. [119]
USS Ronald Reagan was the only American aircraft carrier deployed as a flagship of the Carrier Strike Group 5 under the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, to a home port outside the U.S.
Carrier Strike Group Seven led by the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) with Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) embarked; Carrier Strike Group Nine led by the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) with Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) embarked; Guided-missile destroyers McCampbell and Decatur performed anti-submarine warfare patrols off the coast of Guam. [20]
From 2004 to 2012, DesRon 7 was assigned to the battle group of the newly commissioned aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). In December 2012, DesRon 7 shifted its homeport to Singapore where it acts as the tactical commander of littoral combat ships rotationally deployed to Southeast Asia.