This is a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier (CVN-76), in the service of the US Navy & the 9th ship of her class. Named in honor of Ronald Reagan (president from 1981 to ’89) she was built at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News Virginia & commissioned in July 2003. In October 2015, the USS Ronald Reagan replaced the USS George Washington as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5. This group is the only forward-based carrier strike group that’s homeported at Yokosuka Japan, as part of the US Navy’s 7th Fleet.