USS Ronald Reagan

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is a Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered supercarrier in the service of the United States Navy. As the ninth ship of her class,[2] she's named in honor of Ronald W. Reagan, President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
USS Ronald Reagan in the Straits of Magellan in 2004
History
United States
Name: USS Ronald Reagan
Namesake: Ronald Reagan
Ordered: 8 December 1994
Builder: Northrop Grumman Newport News
Laid down: 12 February 1998
Launched: 4 March 2001
Sponsored by: Nancy Reagan
Commissioned: 12 July 2003
Homeport:
Identification:
Motto: Peace Through Strength
Nickname(s): Gipper
Status: in active service
Badge:
General characteristics
Class and type:
Displacement: 101,400 long tons (113,600 short tons)[1]
Length:
  • Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m)
  • Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m)
Beam:
  • Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)
  • Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draft:
  • Maximum navigational: 37 feet (11.3 m)
  • Limit: 41 feet (12.5 m)
Propulsion:
Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Range: Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement:
  • Ship's company: 3,532
  • Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and
processing systems:
  • SPS-48E 3-D air search radar
  • SPS-49A(V)1 2-D air search radar
  • SPQ-9B fire control radar
  • 2 × SPN-46 air traffic control radars
  • SPN-43C air traffic control radar
  • SPN-41 instrument landing system radar
  • 3 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems
  • 3 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare
& decoys:
  • AN/SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite
  • SLQ-25A Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures
Armament:
  • Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile
  • Rolling Airframe Missile
  • Close-in weapons system (CIWS)
Armor: Unknown
Aircraft carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters

As of May 2012, the ship was operationally part of Carrier Strike Group Nine and administratively under the command of Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific/Commander, Naval Air Forces. The two administrative titles actually refer to one command carrying out two functions. In October 2015, Ronald Reagan replaced USS George Washington as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Five, the only forward-based carrier strike group home-ported at Yokosuka, Japan, as part of the United States Seventh Fleet.[3]

Design and construction
Former President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan, as well as Newport News Shipbuilding Chairman and CEO William Fricks stand behind the model of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). The model was presented to President Ronald Reagan in May 1996.
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan christens Ronald Reagan with President George W. Bush and former Newport News Shipbuilding CEO William Fricks looking on, 4 March 2001.

The contract to build Ronald Reagan was awarded to Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia, on 8 December 1994, and her keel was laid down on 12 February 1998. The budget for the ship had to be increased several times, and ultimately $4.5 billion were spent on her construction.[4] This included a redesigned ship island.[5] Ronald Reagan was christened by Reagan's wife Nancy on 4 March 2001 at Newport News Shipbuilding, the crew moved aboard on 30 October 2002,[6] and the ship was commissioned on 12 July 2003 at Naval Station Norfolk, with Captain J. W. Goodwin in command.

Commissioning ceremony of Ronald Reagan, 2003

Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney were both present at the ceremony, as well as Nancy Reagan, who gave the ship's crew the traditional first order as an active unit of the Navy: "Man the ship and bring her to life." Ronald Reagan made her maiden voyage on 21 July 2003. President Reagan, who did not attend either the launch or the commissioning due to Alzheimer's disease, died 11 months later. At the end of the graveside services, the ship's commanding officer at that time, Captain James Symonds, presented the flag that draped the former president's casket to Mrs. Reagan at her request. This was also the flag that had flown over Capitol Hill on 20 January 1981, when the president was inaugurated. At a later date, Captain Symonds also presented Mrs. Reagan the flag that had been flying over Ronald Reagan when the former president died.

Naming

Ronald Reagan was the first nuclear-powered warship of any kind, and the first aircraft carrier, to be named in honor of a living former president.[7][8] Unlike most of the other men honored by inclusion in this group, Reagan was not associated with the United States Navy, apart from his term as Commander-in-Chief, though one of his key initiatives in office was the 600-ship Navy program.

Ship's seal

The design of Ronald Reagan's seal was created entirely by her plankowner crew with historical assistance provided by staff members at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library foundation. The red border that rings the ship's seal is similar to the distinctive red rim that defines the White House china designed for the Reagans during their White House years. Four gold stars represent President Reagan's 40th presidency and his four pillars of freedom: individual liberty, economic opportunity, global democracy, and national pride. "Peace through Strength" was a recurring theme of the President's life in public service. The aircraft carrier is positioned by the West Coast, representing President Reagan's two terms as Governor of California and the ship's homeport in the Pacific Fleet. The three aircraft with their patriotic contrails symbolize the three major military operations the President directed during his tenure: Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada/1983), Operation El Dorado Canyon (Libya/1986), and Operation Praying Mantis (Iran/1988). The view of the globe signifies the President's vision of global democracy, and the center is the United States representing the country's national pride. Colors of red, white, and blue dominate the seal reflecting the American flag.[9]

Service history
Gringo-Gaucho maneuvers with the Argentine Navy during 2004 transit around South America

On 8 May 2004, following her five-month post-shakedown availability, Ronald Reagan received her second flight deck certification which encompassed all flight operations, including aircraft launch and recovery, safety, crash and salvage, fuel certifications, and training.[10] Ronald Reagan then began her transit from Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, through the straits of Magellan, South America, to her new homeport of Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, with James A. Symonds in command.

Carrier Air Wing Eleven, normally assigned to USS Nimitz, embarked only 25% of its total strength for the transit. The squadrons making the transit were VFA-14 and VFA-41 flying the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, VAW-117 flying the E-2C Hawkeye 2000, HS-6 flying the SH-60F Seahawk, and VRC-30 flying the C-2A Greyhound. The ship visited Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 5 June 2004, and during the first evening after arrival, the ship's namesake, Ronald Reagan, died. A ceremony in his honor was held onboard later that evening, soon after the US national anthem was publicly played. After leaving Rio, Ronald Reagan transited the Strait of Magellan on 20–21 June and subsequently made port visits to Valparaíso, Chile, and Callao, Peru, before arriving in San Diego on 23 July 2004. From 1 October 2004, Ronald Reagan was assigned to Carrier Strike Group Fifteen.

2006 maiden deployment
Ronald Reagan (foreground) operates with Kitty Hawk (center) and Abraham Lincoln (background) on her first cruise in June 2006
Ronald Reagan conducts rudder checks in October 2007, as part of the ship's periodic inspection.

Ronald Reagan, now with Terry B. Kraft in command, departed San Diego on 4 January 2006, on her maiden deployment to conduct naval operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, as well as to conduct maritime security operations in the Persian Gulf. On 28 January 2006, an F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter attempting landing aboard Ronald Reagan crashed into the ship's flight deck about 200 km (120 mi) southeast of Brisbane, Queensland. The aircraft struck the ramp missing the third cable, and skidded overboard. The pilot ejected safely, but the aircraft was lost.[11][12] While in the port of Brisbane, the carrier's main condensers became clogged with 1,900 pounds (860 kg) of jellyfish, causing problems to the main MMRs and hindering cooling to the main reactors.[13][14] The ship entered the Persian Gulf on 22 February 2006, and returned from deployment on 6 July 2006.[15][16]

2007 surge deployment

Ronald Reagan and her Carrier Strike Group (CSG) departed North Island, Coronado in San Diego on 27 January 2007 on an unscheduled surge deployment[17] to the Western Pacific, fulfilling the role of the forward deployed carrier Kitty Hawk while it underwent maintenance in Japan. On 20 April 2007, Ronald Reagan and her CSG returned to Coronado. The "surge deployment" was part of the Navy's Fleet Response Plan, which provides the US with the ability to respond to any global commitment with flexible and sustainable forces and the ability to rapidly respond to a range of situations on short notice.

In January 2007, it was announced that Ronald Reagan had earned the 2006 Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific Carrier Battle Efficiency "E" award for the West Coast, the first Battle "E" ever for the carrier.[18]

Ronald Reagan returned to Naval Air Station North Island on 20 April 2007, following the three-month deployment in support of operations in the Western Pacific.

On 15 December 2007, the carrier answered a distress call from a cruise ship off the coast of Baja California. An Illinois teenager whose appendix had ruptured while on a Mexican cruise was airlifted by an SH-60 helicopter to Ronald Reagan, where an emergency appendectomy was performed by the ship's surgeon.[19][20]

2008 deployment

USS Ronald Reagan, with CVW-14 embarked, departed San Diego on 19 May 2008, for a scheduled 7th Fleet and 5th Fleet deployment.

The Ronald Reagan CSG performed humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in the Philippines on 24 June 2008 after that country was devastated by Typhoon Fengshen, killing hundreds from the central island regions and the main island of Luzon. The typhoon also capsized the passenger ferry MV Princess of the Stars.[21] Working in support of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Ronald Reagan and her escorts of CSG 7 focused their efforts on the island of Panay in the Central Visayas. For eight days, SH-60 Seahawk helicopters and C-2A Greyhound aircraft of the Ronald Reagan CSG helped deliver more than 519,000 lb (235,000 kg) of rice, fresh water, and other supplies to areas of Panay, which were not reachable by truck due to flooded roads. The mission in Panay earned the entire strike group the Navy's Humanitarian Service Medal.

The CSG arrived in the U.S. Fifth Fleet area on 28 August 2008, where she launched more than 1,150 sorties into Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Ronald Reagan returned to San Diego on 25 November 2008.

Sailors and their families await a small arms demonstration during Tiger Cruise 2008.

Ronald Reagan received word in February 2009 that the ship had won her second Battle Efficiency Award.[22]

2009 deployment
Members of a US Navy rifle detail march to their designated spots for a burial-at-sea ceremony aboard Ronald Reagan, underway in the Pacific Ocean on 9 June 2009.

On 28 May 2009, Ronald Reagan deployed with Carrier Air Wing 14 to the 7th and 5th Fleet Areas of Responsibility.[23] Ronald Reagan relieved the Dwight D. Eisenhower CSG and launched her first sorties in support of OEF on 6 July. Ronald Reagan returned to homeport on 21 October after a five-month deployment.[24]

2010

In early 2010, Ronald Reagan was awarded the 2009 Chief of Naval Operations Afloat Safety "S" Award,[25] and the 2009 Pacific Fleet Battle "E" for combat efficiency. The Battle "E" award was Ronald Reagan's second consecutive and third in four years.[26]

2010 PIA maintenance (6 May 2010)

On 19 May 2010, Norfolk Naval Shipyard completed the six-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) maintenance cycle on Ronald Reagan. This PIA project came in under budget, and it marked both Norfolk Naval Shipyard's largest off-site availability, as well as the largest public-sector work package ever performed on an aircraft carrier berthed at Naval Air Station North Island located near Coronado, California.[27] During the maintenance period, Ronald Reagan received technological upgrades that prepared her for her next deployment and subsequent operations. Refurbishments included high-tech combat systems and firefighting equipment to improved ship's laundry services and living spaces.[28] This PIA maintenance project was an example of the 'One Shipyard' concept wherein the US Navy mobilizes its work force across its various shipyards to better meet fleet readiness requirements and to stabilize a vital workforce base for the US defense industry. While Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) was the project lead, significant work was done by its partners: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS), Southwest Regional Maintenance Center (SRMC), and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (NGSB). During peak manning, about 1,400 worked the project on a daily basis. This included rough 625 NNSY personnel, 165 PSNS employees, and 600 from SWRMC/NGSB.[27]

On 18 May 2010, Ronald Reagan departed Naval Air Station North Island for sea trials.[28][29][30] This was the final phase of the PIA, and it was conducted to assess the carrier's material readiness to return to the operational fleet.[28] Ronald Reagan pulled into Naval Air Station North Island on 19 May 2010 after completing her two-day sea trial, marking the official end to the ship's six-month PIA maintenance period.[28]

On 2 June 2010, Ronald Reagan, with Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) embarked, departed Naval Air Station North Island to conduct flight deck certifications.[30][31] Embarked squadrons included: Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 4 (HS-4), Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 (VMFA-323), Strike Fighter Squadron 154 (VFA-154), Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147), Strike Fighter Squadron 146 (VFA-146), Airborne Early Warning Squadron 113 (VAW-113) and Fleet Logistics Squadron 30 (VRC-30). The certification included a full evaluation of the arresting gear, steam catapults, and flight-deck personnel. Ronald Reagan's air department was assessed on its ability to maintain a fully operational flight deck and respond to simulated mishaps.[31]

During the summer of 2010, Ronald Reagan participated in Exercise RIMPAC, departed from Naval Air Station North Island, California, for a Board of Inspection and Survey assessment on 25 August 2010, and departed her homeport to conduct routine operations off the coast of southern California in preparation for her 2011 Western Pacific (WESTPAC) deployment.[30] In November 2010, the ship provided emergency supplies and assistance to passengers stranded in the Pacific Ocean aboard the cruise ship Carnival Splendor, which had lost power due to an engine fire.[32]

2011
USS Ronald Reagan returning to San Diego Bay after a deployment, 2011
Ronald Reagan in San Diego (2013)

The ship departed for an Asian deployment on 2 February 2011. On 11 March 2011, Ronald Reagan was in the Korean peninsula region for a long-planned exercise off Korea, but was redirected towards Japan to provide support after the massive 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The ship, stationed off Sendai, served as a refueling station for Japanese coast guard and military helicopters on relief missions in the area.[33] US Navy helicopters also flew relief missions from the carrier. On 13 March 2011, the ship measured 0.6 mR/hr direct gamma shine from clouds 130 miles (≈210 km) from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.[34] Members of the crew blamed their cancers on the event.[35] On 14 March 2011, the ship was forced to relocate to avoid a radioactive plume from the Fukushima I nuclear accidents which had contaminated 17 crew members of three helicopter crews.[36] On 23 March, Ronald Reagan's crew performed radiation decontamination by scrubbing down any surface that could have been contaminated, including the island superstructure and flight deck, to remove any potential radiation hazards.[37] On 4 April 2011, Japan's minister of defense, Toshimi Kitazawa, accompanied by US ambassador to Japan John Roos, visited the ship to thank the crew for their assistance as part of Operation Tomodachi. Said Kitazawa, "I have never been more encouraged by and proud of the fact that the United States is our ally."[38] The ship returned to San Diego on 8 September 2011.[39] In January 2011, the Navy announced that the aircraft carrier would be transferred to the Puget Sound Naval Ship Yard in Bremerton, Washington, for scheduled repair and maintenance beginning January 2012.[40]

2012 and 2013
Sailors' personal vehicles carried on the trip from San Diego to Bremerton in 2012

On 10 January 2012, Ronald Reagan's official home port was changed to Bremerton, Washington, where she stayed for a little over a year[40] until returning to her home port of San Diego on 21 March 2013.[41] For the sailors being relocated, the Navy had many of their vehicles transported on the deck of the ship as a cost-saving measure.[42]

2014

On 14 January 2014, the Navy announced that Ronald Reagan would replace her sister ship George Washington as the Seventh Fleet forward deployed carrier at Yokosuka, Japan in 2015.[43]

2015

In 2015 Ronald Reagan replaced George Washington in Japan as the US Navy's only forward deployed aircraft carrier and took her new place as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Five and Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5). On 1 October 2015, Ronald Reagan arrived in her newest home port, Yokosuka in Kanagawa Prefecture. CVW-5 was based at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, which is also located in Kanagawa Prefecture. The ship was open for the public to tour on 12 October.[3]

On 29 October two Russian Tupolev Tu-142 bombers flew within one mile of the ship at low altitude. Four F/A-18 Super Hornets were scrambled in response.[44][45]

2016

On 4 June 2016, Ronald Reagan departed Yokosuka,[46] and was deployed with CSG 5 to the South China Sea before an international tribunal released its decision regarding a China and Philippines conflict.[47] The ship returned after a 53-day cruise for a midcruise break[48] and conducted Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) inspections designed to ensure the ship lasts for a full 50-year lifespan. She temporarily left port due to Typhoon Lionrock.[49] After completing INSURV, she returned to sea on 3 September. The ship then participated in Exercise Valiant Shield 2016 before making a port call at Guam, and participating in Invincible Spirit, a joint exercise with South Korean forces in the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea.[50] Ronald Reagan returned to Yokosuka on 21 November.[51]

2017
During 2017 Selected Restricted Availability maintenance

From 10 January, the ship began a period of Selected Restricted Availability with a focus on part of the ship including the flight deck, hangar bays, and general living spaces.[52][53] On 19 April the ship was visited by Vice President Mike Pence.[54][55] On 7 May, the ship put to sea for sea trials before her annual patrol.[56] Following a short period of sea trials, Ronald Reagan returned to port, then left again on her annual cruise on 16 May, to relieve her sister ship Carl Vinson, which had been deployed near North Korea in light of political tensions.[57][58]

She visited Singapore in June[59] and then sailed to Australia where she participated the Talisman Saber exercise with Australian and other forces in July.[60] She then made a port visit to Brisbane[61] before returning to Japan on 9 August.[62] On 8 September she departed Yokosuka again to conduct patrols off Korea after the North Korean missile launch over Japan and nuclear test.[63][64] On 2 October the ship visited Hong Kong.[65] She then participated in drills with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force off Okinawa.[66] After that, Ronald Reagan participated in drills off the Korean peninsula with the South Korean Navy.[67] After the drills, she made a port visit at Busan in South Korea.[68][69][70]

On 29 October, Ronald Reagan scrambled an undisclosed number of Super Hornets to intercept two Russian Tu-95MS bombers on a Tokyo Express flight near Japan that were heading towards the carrier. The Russian bombers were accompanied by their own Su-35S escort fighters. During their flights the bombers were also intercepted by F-2, F-4 and F-15 fighters of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.[71][72][73] In November destroyers assigned to Ronald Reagan conducted exercises with the Indian Navy[74] after which the Indian Navy ships and a Japan Self-Defense Force destroyer conducted exercises with Ronald Reagan.[75]

Later in November the vessel conducted drills with two other US aircraft carriers, Nimitz and Theodore Roosevelt. It was the first time in a decade that three US carrier strike groups had operated together in Asia. They were also joined by the Japanese helicopter destroyer Ise and the guided missile destroyers Inazuma and Makinami. After working with the Japanese warships the carrier groups conducted drills with seven South Korean vessels, including two Aegis-equipped destroyers. The drills were timed to coincide with the Asian tour of US President Donald Trump amid tensions with North Korea.[76][77][78]

The lost C-2A, seen here landing in July 2017

On 22 November, a C-2A Greyhound cargo plane of VRC-30 with 11 crew and passengers aboard crashed into the Philippine Sea 145 km northwest of Okinotorishima while flying from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to the carrier. It was the first C-2 loss since 2005,[79] and the first fatal crash since 1973. Eight of the 11 were rescued.[80][81][82][83][84][85] Ronald Reagan returned to Yokosuka on 4 December.[86][87]

2018

From 17 May Ronald Reagan conducted sea trials, and on 28 May 2018 she departed on her regular patrol of the Pacific.[88][89][90][91] Her departure was several weeks late. The delay was caused by a "material issue" that required repairs discovered during the sea trials. Field Carrier Landing Practice for aircrew on Iwo Jima were also delayed.[92][93] After patrolling through the disputed South China Sea, the ship visited the Philippines for the first time,[94][95] and stayed for four days.[96]

From 7 to 16 June the carrier participated in the Malabar 2018 exercise with Japan and India near Guam.[97][98][99][100] Ronald Reagan returned to Yokosuka on 24 July.[101][102][103] On 27 July along with other vessels she left port again to avoid Typhoon Jongdari,[104] returning on 30 July.[105] She left port again ahead of a typhoon on 7 August.[106] On 31 August 2018, the carrier conducted training with the Izumo-class helicopter destroyer Kaga, of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.[107]

On 21 November 2018, the ship visited Hong Kong.[108]

2020 COVID-19 pandemic
Main article: COVID-19 pandemic on naval ships

The coronavirus pandemic was reported to have spread to Ronald Reagan when its first two cases were reported on 27 March 2020.[109][110] The positive cases forced the closure of the naval base outside Tokyo where the carrier is based, with all personnel on base told to stay indoors for 48 hours.[109]

On 5 July 2020, the ship was deployed in the South China Sea along with USS Nimitz.

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  • Ronald Reagan is aided by harbor tugs as she enters Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for a port visit on 28 June 2006.
  • Sailors aboard Ronald Reagan man the rails as the supercarrier arrives at her new homeport in San Diego, California, on 23 July 2004.
  • US Marines and sailors man the rails aboard Ronald Reagan as the ship transits Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on 28 June 2010 to participate in the 22nd RIMPAC (Rim of the Pacific) exercises.
  • Two AN/SPN-46 radars used on Ronald Reagan
  • Sailors on the flight deck of Ronald Reagan stand by as an SH-60F Seahawk assigned to the Black Knights Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 delivers cargo during a vertical replenishment. HS-4 is embarked aboard Ronald Reagan completing a Composite Training Unit Exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment. 3 November 2010
  • Ronald Reagan in Santa Barbara, 31 May 2014, photo taken at Shoreline Park, Santa Barbara, California
  • Ronald Reagan makes final preparations to provide fuel to the Royal Australian Navy frigate HMAS Ballarat during a Fueling At Sea (FAS) evolution, 21 April 2006
  • An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Black Knights" of Strike Fighter Squadron 154 lands on the flight deck of Ronald Reagan while the carrier is underway in the Pacific Ocean conducting Tailored Ships Training Availability 17 June 2010
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See also

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