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My Review and Build of Trumpeter's 1/350 scale KIT #5605, USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 from USS Nimitz CVN-68 US Navy Aircraft Carriers after World War II The United States learned during World War II that the aircraft carrier was the new principle combatant on the high seas, and that such a vessel, equipped with the poper, larger aircwing, made up of verious types of aircraft, and surrounded by the roper escorts, was the foremost power projection weapon...ouside of nuclear weapons...that the nation ahd. After World War II, the United States had amassed nearly 100 carrier of all sizes, ranging from...

What you're looking at is the deck of the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan covered in the vehicles of Navy Sailors heading to Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington. At a cost of about $4.5 billion this is probably the world's most expensive parking lot. It may seem phenomenal, but this is actually a common occurrence for the Navy and a lot cheaper and easier than transporting the vehicles almost any other way. The weight of one E-2C Hawkeye is approximately 43,000 pounds, or about 12 cars, and a Nimitz-class carrier usually carries four of those. But more to the point, this...

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) departed Naval Air Station North Island for sea trials May 18. The event marks the first time that Ronald Reagan has been underway since Oct. 21, 2009, when it completed its fourth deployment in four years. The three-time Battle "E" award-winning carrier is concluding a six-month planned incremental availability (PIA), a scheduled maintenance period designed to upgrade ship's systems and quality of life for its Sailors. Sea trials allow these systems to be tested and necessary quality checks to be performed. Upon successful completion of sea trials, Ronald Reagan's PIA will officially conclude and the...

Sailors assigned to aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) won the Battle Efficiency Ribbon, or Battle "E" Award, Feb. 10. Vice Adm. Thomas Kilcline, commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF), awarded the Battle "E" Award to two carriers, one in the Atlantic Fleet and one in the Pacific. The award is a tribute to the superior battle readiness of the aircraft carrier that receives it. "To say that I'm impressed and incredibly pleased is an understatement." said Capt. Ken Norton, Ronald Reagan's commanding officer. "This is yet another testament to a very impressive crew. " Since 2006, Ronald Reagan's first...

Welcome on board the USS Ronald Reagan as we slip out to sea past the skyline of San Diego. And you might well be asking what does an aircraft carrier have to do with America’s Heartland, with a show about agriculture. Well, a couple of things quickly come to mind. One, many of the men and women on this ship have their roots and values buried deep in the heartland. They come from the ranches, the farms and the small farming communities.

USS RONALD REAGAN, At sea (NNS) -- Sailors from USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), and the pilots and aircrew of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four (HS-4) rescued a teenage girl Dec. 15 who suffered a ruptured appendix while aboard a cruise ship in the Pacific Ocean. The girl, a 14 year-old from Albion Ill., had been experiencing abdominal pains while aboard the Dawn Princess. The Bermuda-flagged vessel was located off the coast of southern Baja California, Mexico and was approximately 550 miles away from Ronald Reagan when they issued the distress call late Saturday evening. "It's a great example of the...

The Chargers kicked of their 18th annual Salute to the Military Weekend Friday with what is believed to be the first NFL practice ever held aboard a ship. The Bolts visited the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan (CNV 76), where they held their day-before-game walkthrough and spent more than two hours mingling with sailors aboard the ship.

ABOARD USS RONALD REAGAN, At Sea (NNS) -- Mothers aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) received a warm embrace from Sailors from the Supply Department as a special luncheon celebration was prepared for them on the aft mess decks May 10. The ceremony was designed to celebrate Mother’s Day for the hundreds of mothers assigned to Ronald Reagan, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 7 and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, who will be away from their children on the special day. Culinary Specialists, food service attendants and members of the ship's 3 & 2 Association provided the...

USS RONALD REAGAN, At Sea (NNS) -- Even though they are deployed thousands of miles away from home, hundreds of Sailors assigned to USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) are keeping in touch with their children through the “United for Reading” (UTR) program. More than 700 Sailors have taken part in the program since Reagan departed San Diego Jan. 4 on its maiden deployment. “We’re coming up on two months of operation and have hundreds of smiling children that are the recipients of over 750 video recordings,” said Lt. Chris Anderson, Reagan’s program coordinator. Sponsored by the Family Literacy Foundation, the...

Story Number: NNS060129-01 Release Date: 1/29/2006 2:20:00 PM By U.S. Seventh Fleet Public Affairs BRISBANE, Australia (NNS) -- A single seat F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 and to Carrier Air Wing 14 was involved in a mishap while attempting to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) approximately 120 miles southeast of Brisbane, Australia, Jan. 28 at approximately 4:17 a.m. (PST). The pilot ejected safely and was recovered. There were no injuries. The name of the pilot will not be released until next-of-kin have been notified. USS Ronald...

USS RONALD REAGAN, At sea (NNS) -- Sailors from USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), civilian mariners from USNS Rainier (T-AOE 7) and the pilots and aircrew of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 helped rescue a man who suffered from chest pains while aboard a civilian fishing vessel in the middle of the Pacific Ocean Jan 9. The victim, described only as a 35-year old Filipino male, had been suffering from chest pains while aboard the 85-foot fishing vessel Princess Jasmine. The vessel, along with its seven crew members, was located approximately 815 nautical miles northeast of Oahu, Hawaii, when they...

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) departed San Diego Jan. 4 on a deployment to conduct naval operations in support of the global war on terrorism, as well as national and theater cooperative security commitments in the western Pacific. This will be the maiden deployment for the Navy’s newest Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. “During both COMPTUEX (Composite Unit Training Exercise) and JTFEX (Joint Task Force Exercise), Ronald Reagan and CVW (Carrier Air Wing) 14 proved to be a formidable fighting force,” said Rear Adm. Michael H. Miller, Ronald Reagan Strike Group commander. “Both of these major exercise,...

The huge nuclear powered carrier is heading for San Diego, her operational port and during the long journey from Norfolk in the east coast participated in exercises with the Brazilian and Argentine navies. She’s escorted by missile cruiser USS Thomas Gates and destroyer USS Benfold. In Valparaíso the flotilla will be joined by USS Camden, a support vessel and tanker. While sailing along the Pacific USS Ronald Reagan, CVN 76, will be involved in naval exercises with units and aircrafts from the Chilean Navy. Actually two Chilean pilots are advising the carrier how to get through the Magellan Strait. USS...

Story Number: NNS040310-02 Release Date: 3/10/2004 8:26:00 AM By Stacey Byington, Naval Station Pascagoula Public Affairs PASCAGOULA, Miss. (NNS) -- USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51) will leave its homeport at Naval Station Pascagoula, Pascagoula, Miss., for a five-month deployment March 10. The deployment will cover a variety of missions, including a circumnavigation of the South American continent. Gates’ deployment will include counter-drug operations, high-profile port visits along the eastern Atlantic seaboard; escorting the nation’s newest carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), to her new homeport in San Diego; and international exercises with South American navy ships. “This is an...

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. Other guests for the ceremony included Mark Talisman, founding vice chairman of the U.S. Holocaust Council and Memorial Museum, and the Oppenheimer family, who donated the Torah. “This is the only Holocaust Torah aboard a U.S. vessel,” said Talisman. “In 1981, President Reagan spoke of his part in Europe in World War II, and when he saw the concentration camps. ‘I was one of the first who saw what happened. And it happened,’ President...

The commissioning of the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan is just getting underway. Live video is available on Fox News.

Navy Ready to Launch USS ReaganWes Vernon, NewsMax.comThursday, July 10, 2003 WASHINGTON – Former President Ronald Reagan is to be honored this weekend by a military that has never wavered in its respect for him, just as he stood by them as the guardians of our freedoms. The official commissioning of the Navy’s newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, is Saturday at the Norfolk Naval Station. Reagan, still revered by millions of Americans years after his exit from the White House and even as he, the “great communicator,” is no longer able to communicate with his countrymen,...

<p>NORFOLK, Va. — Like many of the younger sailors aboard the carrier Ronald Reagan, Lt. (j.g). Renee Jones didn’t remember much about the namesake of the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier.</p> <p>Jones was just 3 when Reagan became the nation’s 40th president, in 1981.</p>

Press Release Source: Ty Inc. Ty to Commemorate Commissioning of USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76) With The Creation of Ronnie(TM) the Bear Beanie Baby(R)Monday July 7, 8:12 am ET 100 Percent of Profits to Benefit the Navy League of The United States, Santa Barbara Council OAK BROOK, Ill., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Ronnie(TM) the bear Beanie Baby® has been created by Ty to commemorate the July 12, 2003 commissioning of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), America's newest and most technically advanced aircraft carrier. Ronnie the Beanie Baby, a gray bear with a white sailor hat and collar and the...

NEWS RELEASE from the United States Department of Defense No. IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jul 01, 2003 (703)697-5131(media) (703)428-0711(public/industry) Navy Commissions Aircraft Carrier Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) The Navy s newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) will be commissioned Saturday, July 12, 2003, during an 11 a.m. EDT ceremony at Norfolk Naval Station, Va.. Vice President Richard Cheney will deliver the ceremony s principal address. Nancy Reagan, wife of the ship s namesake, will serve as ship s sponsor. In the time honored Navy tradition, she will give the order to "man our ship and bring her to life!" Capt....