2nd US Navy Supercarrier Deploys in the Pacific
The US Navy’s only forward deployed carrier in the Asia Pacific commenced operations on May 16.
By Franz-Stefan Gady
May 17, 2017
The U.S. Navy nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has departed Yokosuka naval base in Japan on May 16 to resume operations in the Asia-Pacific region, the U.S. Navy said in a May 16 press statement.
The USS Ronald Reagan’s departure follows last week’s successful completion of sea trials. The carrier was originally scheduled to resume operations on May 15, but the deployment had to be postponed due to an unspecified issue aboard the ship.
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