FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: USS Ronald Reagan, California ~ 22 MARCH 2011

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: USS Ronald Reagan, California

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, she is named in honor of former President Ronald Reagan, President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Upon her christening in 2001, she was the first ship to be named for a former president still living at the time.

Ronald Reagan was the first nuclear powered warship of any kind to be named in honor of a living former president. 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.

The contract to build 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. The budget for the ship had to be increased several times and ultimately $4.5 billion was spent on her construction.

 This included a redesigned ship island. Reagan was christened by Reagan's wife Nancy on 4 March 2001 at Newport News Shipbuilding, the crew moved aboard on 30 October 2002, and the ship was commissioned on 12 July 2003 at Naval Station Norfolk, with Captain J. W. Goodwin in command. 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.

USS Ronald Reagan is the first carrier to have the Integrated Communication Advanced Network (ICAN) installed throughout all areas of the ship. ICAN consolidates a number of separate, cumbersome devices and replaces them with single, multi-function, multi-purpose units. ICAN impacts the distribution of navigational data, ships control, machinery control, interior and external communication, the core network backbone and associated power.

Digital communications run on a laser fiber backbone for enhanced communications and future upgrade capability. The ship’s engines have been outfitted with Titanium pistons for increased strength. Digital flat panels, instead of analog panels, are installed on the bridge. The ship’s control console uses a touch screen format.

The San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan was diverted to the northern coast of Japan on March 11, 2011, to provide aid to victims of a magnitude 8.9 earthquake that has more than killed 300 people. The government of Japan has requested U.S. military assistance, said Cmdr. Greg Hicks of the 3rd Fleet in San Diego.

"Obviously, the Reagan has a huge amount of capability there from helicopter lift to medical," Hicks said. The Reagan was cruising across the Pacific en-route to deployment in the western Pacific Ocean and waters of the Middle East after departing Coronado last month.

Learn More About The USS Ronald Reagan HERE!

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Hard to port....stunning! Hope anything below deck is battened down. That is some turn!!

[SandRat]

Aye -Aye ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

TAPS

RIP

LCpl Christopher S Meis, USMC

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[txradioguy]

Thanks guys!

Y’all rock.

And please help yourself to the cake.

[hoagy62]

Hiya, Kathy! I was beginning to think I was being ignored....:)

Have only been lurking at the Canteen recently...busy, busy, busy at work. Nice to see everyone.

[txradioguy]

Ma! A road trip to the USS Ronald Reagan.

What a great birthday present.

Thank you!

“We as Americans have the capacity now, as we’ve had in the past, to do whatever needs to be done to preserve this last and greatest bastion of freedom” - Ronald Reagan First Inaugural Speech January 1981

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good to see you, too. ((HUGS)) Monday and Tuesday nights I bring work home and try to catch up on the thread as I can. Then, tonight, the zzzzz monster found me. d:o)

I know the busy, busy, busy bit at work. Has spring found you? It is trying here.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hey....your birthday cake is just out of the oven....got frost it!

[MEG33]

I’m up..to have a piece of your cake..and give birthday (((HUGS)))

[Diver Dave]

Great tribute to the USS RONALD REAGAN.

I would have been super proud to have been part of ship’s company - just a few years past my time, but still proud of serving on Doc.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Birthday, tx!!

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[MEG33]

*Good Morning To The Canteen*

A San Diego Welcome Home..2006
~USS Ronald Reagan~

*THANK YOU TO ALL WHO SERVE OUR COUNTRY*

Wishing you a great Tuesday

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Dave....The very name inspires pride....USS Ronald Reagan!!

[MoochPooch]

Snow is thankfully gone. Sunday (Purim) was lovely! Unfortunately it rained today — chance of snow Wednesday.

I’ve been editing some resumes now. Hope it helps raise the employment rate.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Tuesday, Meg...((HUGS))...way cool picture of USS Ronald Reagan, and the welcoming committee.

[MEG33]

One of my favorite pictures! (((HUGS)))
Great thread!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Stay dry! “They” say snow tonight and for a couple days, but the days are supposed to be above freezing. I will believe it when I see it

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Birthday, Luv!!

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[Kathy in Alaska]

Last Post

RIP

Pte Daniel S Prior, British Army
2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment

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[txradioguy]

That’s just...umm...wow!

That reminds me...is my tank still parked out back of the Canteen?