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  USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), the ninth and penultimate Nimitz-class supercarrier, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for former President Ronald Reagan.
The contract to build Ronald Reagan was awarded to Northrop Grumman Newport News and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 8 December 1994 and her keel was laid down on 12 February 1998.
She was launched on 10 March 2001 sponsored by Ronald Reagan's wife Nancy, and commissioned on 12 July 2003, with Captain J.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Ronald_Reagan_(CVN-76)   (456 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
USS Nitze (DDG-94), a Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Paul H. Nitze, the former Secretary of the Navy and chief arms control adviser in the administration of President of the United States Ronald Reagan.
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is the fourth Nimitz-class supercarrier.
USS George Washington (CVN 73) is the sixth ship in the Nimitz class of nuclear-powered supercarriers, and the third United States Navy warship to be named after George Washington, first President of the United States.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/USS-Ronald-Reagan-(CVN_76)   (2245 words)

  
 Ronald Reagan Strike Group
RONALD REAGAN was built by Northrop Grumman Newport News in Newport News, Virginia, the only company in the United States with the unique ability to build nuclear powered aircraft carriers.
Ronald Reagan towers 20 stories above the waterline, displaces approximately 95,000 tons of water, has a flight deck width of 252 feet, and at 1,092 feet long, is nearly as long as the Empire State Building is tall.
Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, was born February 6th, 1911 in rural Tampico, Illinois.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/batgru-76.htm   (2631 words)

  
 CNN.com - Navy commissions newest aircraft carrier - Jul. 12, 2003
The USS Ronald Reagan was formally commissioned Saturday, becoming the first aircraft carrier named after a living former president, and the newest nuclear-powered carrier in the Navy.
Reagan, who served in the White House from 1981 to 1989 during the final decade of the Cold War, was also saluted for the military buildup he championed while president.
The USS Ronald Reagan is the ninth Nimitz class carrier built for the Navy since 1975.
edition.cnn.com /2003/US/South/07/12/reagan.commission   (627 words)

  
 DefenseLINK News: Homeporting Ceremony Greets USS Ronald Reagan in San Diego
Reagan, accompanied by Vice Adm. Michael Malone, commander of Naval Air Forces, was flown out to the carrier this morning to be aboard for its arrival.
The deputy defense secretary called the USS Ronald Reagan one of the Navy's "crown jewels," but added that the late president wouldn't be as proud of the carrier itself as he would be of "the men and women who are the lifeblood of this great ship."
Among the Reagan's advances are a completely redesigned island, a bulbous bow for improved flight operations and more berthing spaces and facilities for women than on previous ships of its class.
www.defenselink.mil /news/Jul2004/n07232004_2004072310.html   (854 words)

  
 USS RONALD REAGAN HOST COMMITTEE ANNOUNCE GALA EVENT
USS Ronald Reagan was commissioned in July 2003 in Norfolk, Va. On May 27, 2004 the ship set sail for its California homeport.
Former first lady Nancy Reagan is expected to attend as is Michael Reagan, a national radio talk show host who is the elder son of Ronald Reagan.
Because Santa Barbara served as the Western White House during the presidency of Ronald Reagan, the Santa Barbara Navy League officially “adopted” USS Ronald Reagan.
www.santabarbaranavyleague.org /docs/061604_press.html   (823 words)

  
 USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 1/720 s
Reagan's presidency is remembered for many accomplishments, including his restoration of the American military and his establishment of unquestioned maritime superiority.
Reagan is 1,092 feet long, and once completed, will be home to 6,000 sailors, carry more than 80 aircraft and cruise at speeds in excess of 30 knots.
USS Nimitz (CVN 68) was the first to undergo its initial refueling during a 33-month Refueling Complex Overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., in 1998.
www.modelshipbuilding.com /720reagan.htm   (711 words)

  
 The USS Ronald Reagan [Free Republic]
The USS George Washington, the USS Abraham Lincoln, the USS Theodore Roosevelt and the USS Harry S. Truman were all built as a part of Mr.
Reagan was the third president of the 20th century to have a deep appreciation for the importance of naval power.
Reagan understood that carriers are a reflection of U.S. conviction to the furthering of American principles.
www.freerepublic.com /forum/a3a9f31ea7da9.htm   (834 words)

  
 Ronald Reagan Strike Group Fosters Relations with Peru Through SIFOREX
Reagan is currently in the South Pacific Ocean transiting to its new homeport of San Diego, while participating in exercises supporting Summer Pulse 2004.
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) is in the midst of Summer Pulse ’04, the simultaneous deployment of seven carrier strike groups demonstrating their ability to execute the Navy’s Fleet Response Plan.
Ronald Reagan CSG is the first group to foster a relationship with Peru through SIFOREX, which was created to provide the Navy with necessary ASW training specifically for diesel submarines, according to Capt. William Hoker, commodore, Destroyer Squadron 7.
www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=14170   (769 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Military -- Home for the first time
Former first lady Nancy Reagan waves as she arrives on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan off the coast of San Diego.
The former first lady said she had been kept updated as the USS Ronald Reagan, a Nimitz-class flattop as long as the Empire State Building, made its way on an 18,000 nautical mile, two-month journey from Norfolk, Va., around Cape Horn at the tip of South America to the carrier's homeport in San Diego Bay.
Reagan, smiling as the breeze mussed her hair, shook hands with and greeted dozens of sailors, then went below deck to see the Ronald Reagan Room.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/military/20040723-1324-reagan.html   (953 words)

  
 USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) - en
Reagan demonstrated his strategic understanding of aircraft carriers' importance as both war fighting and peacekeeping assets by initiating four Nimitz-class carriers.
Reagan is the ninth of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers authorized by Congress.
Reagan will join the fleet in 2003 upon its commissioning and is expected to serve the fleet for 50 years.
www.military.cz /usa/navy/uss/carriers/reagan/reagan_en.htm   (477 words)

  
 NBCSandiego.com - News - Presidential Welcome Set For USS Reagan
The USS Reagan set sail from Norfolk, Va., with 3,000 crew members on May 27, making its lengthy journey around the tip of South America.
Michael Reagan, the president's son, is scheduled to attend Friday's pierside ceremony, along with actor Tom Selleck and a half-dozen congressmen.
Jim Symonds, the captain of the USS Reagan, flew to California for the former president's burial service to present Mrs.
www.nbcsandiego.com /news/3550291/detail.html   (759 words)

  
 USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)
The mission of USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) will be to provide sea-based tactical air power for defense of America's right to freedom of the seas as well as the protection of United States sovereignty.
USS RONALD REAGAN will be capable of projecting tactical air power over the sea and inland, as well as providing sea-based air defense and anti-submarine warfare capabilities.
USS RONALD REAGAN's aircraft will be used to conduct strikes, support land battles, protect the battle group or other friendly shipping, and implement a sea or air blockade.
www.iwar.org.uk /military/resources/aircraft-carriers/cvn-76-uss-ronald-reagan.htm   (524 words)

  
 USS Ronald Reagan
Reagan throughout his career are falling by the wayside.
While Reagan acceded to tax increases, he drew the line against raising marginal income tax rates—the key tenet of supply side economics and hence the central battleground of today's tax policy battles.
Shortly after Reagan's landslide election to the presidency in 1980, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company produced a study of the effect of the presidency on life expectancy, finding that being president shortens a person's life expectancy nearly as much as cigarette smoking.
www.gopfun.com /misc/ussronaldreagan.htm   (1637 words)

  
 CNN.com - Koch: USS Ronald Reagan comes to life - Jul. 12, 2003
U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney and former first lady Nancy Reagan were among thousands on hand at the commissioning ceremony for the USS Ronald Reagan.
Ronald Reagan was a president who was obviously very special to the military, a very strong advocate of Navy sea power, and Vice President Dick Cheney was here.
Reagan said the ship would be a powerful force in an uncertain world, and Cheney said that that certainly applies now to this aircraft carrier bearing Ronald Reagan's name.
cnn.com /2003/US/South/07/12/otsc.koch   (450 words)

  
 Sponsor of the USS Ronald Reagan Aircraft Carrier - CVN76
The Santa Barbara Navy League officially “adopted” the USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) in June 2000.
Ronnie the Beanie Baby is a gray bear with a white sailor hat and collar and the Navy League logo and USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) embroidered on its chest.
Former first lady Nancy Reagan stated, “My husband and I are thrilled to be a part of the Ronnie the bear Beanie Baby project that will benefit the men and women who serve aboard USS RONALD REAGAN.
www.santabarbaranavyleague.org /docs/uss_reagan.html   (654 words)

  
 Torah Dedicated on USS Ronald Reagan
Official U.S. Navy file photo of the 300-year-old Torah, donated to USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), carried by Rabbi Michael A. Oppenheimer.
NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) -- Approximately 30 Holocaust survivors watched as a Torah recovered from Germany was dedicated to USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in late November.
The Torah is on loan to Ronald Reagan for the next 50 years — the life expectancy of the ship.
www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=10912   (341 words)

  
 USS Ronald Reagan Pays Veterans’ Last Respects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Ronald Reagan is underway circumnavigating South America on her way to a new homeport in San Diego, Calif. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Jacob Childre (RELEASED)
USS RONALD REAGAN, At Sea (NNS) -- The ship’s ceremonial guard and crew members of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) stood at attention, May 30, to pay their respects during the ship’s first burial at sea ceremony.
One Ronald Reagan Sailor fulfilled her great grandfather’s request for a burial at sea aboard an aircraft carrier.
www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=13646   (465 words)

  
 USS REAGAN Homeporting News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Sailors from USS Ronald Reagan’s (CVN 76) beach detachment answered that question last week by volunteering to help rebuild Native American homes that were lost during the 2003 San Diego fires.
Teaming with Habitat For Humanity and local tribes, approximately 70 Reagan sailors donated their time and energy to assist in rebuilding the homes, which burned to the ground last October after members of San Pasqual’s tribe fled the fire disaster that ranks among the most destructive in California history....
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and its 3,000 crew members will depart Norfolk Naval Station Thursday, May 27, at 10:00 am.
www.airpac.navy.mil /reagan/news.html   (319 words)

  
 USS Ronald Reagan Flies to Certification   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Reagan is currently underway off the coast of Virginia conducting flight deck certification.
ABOARD USS RONALD REAGAN (NNS) -- From Vulture’s Row, perched high above the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), all heads turned in the direction of the roar of the oncoming jet.
Reagan received its certification Aug. 14 and will soon be joining the fleet as a fully capable aircraft carrier.
www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=9070   (749 words)

  
 USS RONALD REAGAN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The USS Ronald Reagan, a $4 billion vessel, is one of the last of the Navy's Nimitz-class ships.
"When we send her off to sea, it is certain that the Ronald Reagan will meet with rough waters as well as smooth, and headwinds as well as fair.
The USS Ronald Reagan was christened by former first lady Nancy Reagan on March 4th, 2001 at Newport News Shipbuilding yard.
www.ghphotography.org /Ronald_Reagan_uss_Reagan.html   (238 words)

  
 USS Ronald Reagan commissioned   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Reagan, expected to serve the Navy for more than 50 years, will be based in San Diego, be home to 6,000 sailors and carry more than 80 aircraft.
It is the ninth, and second-to-last, Nimitz-class carrier to be built at the Northrop Grumman shipyard in nearby Newport News.
Ann Stinson drove from Grove City, Pa., to attend Saturday's ceremony because her niece's husband is a sailor assigned to the Reagan and their infant daughter is to be baptized aboard the ship Sunday.
www.capitolhillblue.com /cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=19&num=2558&printer=1   (535 words)

  
 NBCSandiego.com - News - USS Ronald Reagan Homeporting Celebrations
The USS Ronald Reagan Host Committee will hold a rally for members of the public who want to welcome the USS Reagan to its new homeport.
USS Reagan arrives at the Naval Air Station North Island Pier.
The USS Ronald Reagan Host Committee will hold a homeporting ceremony for invited guests only, including Nancy and Michael Reagan and members of Congress.
www.nbcsandiego.com /news/3566692/detail.html   (207 words)

  
 USS Ronald Reagan "Peace Through Strength"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This is the eighth upgrade since the inception of the Prowler into Naval aviation in 1970.
USS Ronald Reagan Medical Department sets new standard for readiness
USS Ronald Reagan’s (CVN 76) Medical Department recently set the standard for Pacific Fleet medical
www.reagan.navy.mil /home.htm   (322 words)

  
 USS Ronald Reagan - CVN 76
Yes its true that the USS RONALD REAGAN was at RIO and they also went to Chile and Peru
USS Ronald Reagan was in RIO during SOAM 2004 in transit to San Diego.
To the Captain and crew of the USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76, please accept my condolences.
www.military.com /HomePage/UnitCreatedPage/0,11003,200190,00.html   (217 words)

  
 U.S. Navy - Images of Aircraft Carriers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The ship is named in honor of the 40th President of the United States, Ronald Wilson Reagan, and was christened on the Reagans' 49th wedding anniversary.
The Arabian Gulf, Feb. 24, 2001 — An F/A-18 Hornet attached to the "Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron Three Seven (VFA-37) leaves a streak of white light as the aircraft is brought to a screeching halt from 150 to zero miles per hour in a matter of seconds.
Lincoln is on her final segment of a scheduled six-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch.
www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/images/image-cv23.html   (544 words)

  
 USS Ronald Reagan
With the order "Bring her to life," former first lady Nancy Reagan (search) sent lines of sailors streaming onto the first U.S. carrier to bear the name of a living president.
Nancy Reagan, who christened the ship in 2001, appeared in her husband's stead for the commissioning ceremony.
Petty Officer 1st Class Paul Fulsom became the first sailor assigned to the Reagan when he was transferred from Bahrain three years ago after the birth of his daughter, who needed surgery.
www.m1-garand.com /USS_Ronald_Reagan.htm   (436 words)

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