(U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Nathan Burke)Sailors attach ordnance to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Military Sealift Command�s dry cargo and ammunition ship, USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), on the flight deck of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during an ammunition offload.
(U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Kaila Peters)The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Strike Groups underway and conducting operations in international waters as part of a three-carrier strike force exercise.
Killer Tomatoes, formally known as Inflatable Naval Gunnery Targets, are routinely used to conduct live-fire training. The USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and Ronald Reagan CSGs are conducting dual-carrier operations as 200722-N-DL524-1065 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 22, 2020) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Tyler Ripley, front, from Dallas, Texas, and Airman Elisha Miller, from Tampa, Florida, signal to an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, on the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samantha Jetzer)UNIQUE ANGLO GERMAN AIR EXERCISE IN LITHUANIA HAS ENDEDHMLA-169 conduct a Defense of Amphibious Task Force for Trident Storm200515-N-ZF088-1041 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 15, 2020) A MK 38 – 25mm machine gun system fires at a “Killer Tomato” during a live-fire exercise on the fantail of the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Janweb B. Lagazo) Airman Marcus Cabrera, from Miami, fires a messenger line from the flight deck of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), to Military Sealift Command�s fleet replenishment oiler, USNS John Ericsson (TA-O 194).
(U.S. Navy photo by MC3 MacAdam Kane Weissman) The Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), steams along the coast of the Republic of Korea prior to a scheduled port visit in Busan. To prevail in all operations–from peace to war–as the cornerstone of Carrier Strike Group FIVE's capability to sustain presence, project power, and to fight and win decisively from the sea. (U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Nathan Burke)Lt. Kenyatto Mayes, flight deck officer, talks to U.S. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia Pacific region routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional security, stability and prosperity. It’s fitting that today I deliver this message aboard this great ship, a majestic ship, the USS Ronald Reagan, here at Yokosuka Naval Base. We will have the fortitude and integrity to do what is right and necessary, even when it is difficult.Aviation Electrician�s Mate 2nd Class Katherine Eads, from Cincinnati, inspects the underside of a F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102 on the flight deck of the Navy�s forward deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). She was the ninth Nimiyz class and named after PResident Ronald Reagan. Captain Pat “Fin” Hannifin Commanding Officer, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) Captain Pat “Fin” Hannifin is a native of San Diego, California, and was commissioned in 1991 after a …
200803-N-ML137-1061 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 3, 2020) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Apprentice Randall Gomez, from Los Angeles, prepares to chain a C2-A Greyhound attached to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30, Detachment 5 to the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan and Carl Vinson Strike groups conduct routine operations with JS Hyuga (DDH 181) and other Japanese ships in the international waters of the Western Pacific.
Ronald Reagan, the flagship
200803-N-ML137-1061 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 3, 2020) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Apprentice Randall Gomez, from Los Angeles, prepares to chain a C2-A Greyhound attached to the Providers of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30, Detachment 5 to the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan… She fights under the motto of "Peace Through Strength" and is affectionately known under the nickname of "Gipper" after President Reagan himself. Ronald Reagan is currently underway conducting routine 200704-N-WS494-3047 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 4, 2020) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 launches from the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
(U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Jamal McNeill)Supply Department Sailors attach cargo to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Military Sealift Command�s dry cargo and ammunition ship, USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), on the flight deck of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a replenishment-at-sea. USS Ronald Reagan was launched in MArch 2001 and commissioned in July 2003. James Griffin)Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Preston Suggs, from Kinston, North Carolina stands starboard-aft lookout aboard the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Construction of the ninth Nimitz class ship took place at Northrop Grumman Newport News, Va., starting with the ship's keel laying February 12, 1998, and christening March 4, 2001.. (U.S. Navy photo by MC3 Charles Scudella III)Ronald Reagan and Carl Vinson Strike groups conduct routine operations with JS Hyuga (DDH 181) and other Japanese ships in the international waters of the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. We will maintain the highest standards of professionalism, competence, and material readiness.