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Navy carrier USS Reagan sails from San Diego on first deployment
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Posted on 01/04/2006 12:21:01 PM PST by LouAvul
CORONADO, Calif. (AP) - The USS Ronald Reagan, the Navy's newest and largest aircraft carrier, sailed out of San Diego Bay Wednesday on its first deployment.
The $4.5 billion carrier will lead five ships and 6,500 sailors on a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific Ocean. The ship is not scheduled to sail to the Persian Gulf.
Michael Reagan, the former president's son, visited the USS Reagan this week to bid the crew farewell.
"I said, 'My father would be awfully proud of you men and women on the USS Ronald Reagan,'" Michael Reagan said Wednesday. "I thanked them on behalf of America and told them, 'Win one for the Gipper.'"
San Diego has been the Ronald Reagan's home port for 18 months. The ship was christened in July 2003.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: navy; shipmovement; usn; ussronaldreagan
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God bless.
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posted on
01/04/2006 12:21:03 PM PST
by
LouAvul
To: LouAvul
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posted on
01/04/2006 12:24:25 PM PST
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Carry Daily, Apply Sparingly.)
To: LouAvul
First mission, a bombing run on Iran. The Gipper continues to strike fear in the heart of these monsters.
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posted on
01/04/2006 12:25:52 PM PST
by
GarySpFc
(De Oppresso Liber)
To: LouAvul
May God watch over and protect the men and women of the Reagan as they labor to protect us.
To: LouAvul
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posted on
01/04/2006 12:26:13 PM PST
by
HEY4QDEMS
(Iraqis thank our troops more often than Democrats.)
To: LouAvul
I hope they post some bombs over Almadej's head...
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posted on
01/04/2006 12:27:30 PM PST
by
dbostan
To: LouAvul
"'My father would be awfully proud of you men and women on the USS Ronald Reagan,'" Michael Reagan said Wednesday." You're right, Michael. Im sure the Gipper was proud of you too. However I dare say his other son probably made him sick.
To: LouAvul; SoCalPol; My2Cents; onyx; Jim Robinson
God speed to the men and women of the USS Ronald Reagan and her battle group as they head out on their first deployment.
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posted on
01/04/2006 12:27:44 PM PST
by
Wolfstar
("We must...all hang together or...we shall all hang separately." Benjamin Franklin)
To: LouAvul
May this great warship be as strong and as enduring as the GREAT man it was named for.
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posted on
01/04/2006 12:30:06 PM PST
by
pissant
To: Wolfstar
Amen. Godspeed and God bless.
Woo hoo! Got my official USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 ball cap on as I make this post!
To: jwfiv; FineYoungGOPgal
It's been a great 18 months for San Diego!
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posted on
01/04/2006 12:35:41 PM PST
by
Serb5150
(God has two dwellings: one in heaven, and the other in a meek and thankful heart -Izaak Walton)
To: Jim Robinson; Hi Heels; doug from upland; doodlelady
Woo hoo! Got my official USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 ball cap on as I make this post!Grin...I can picture you wearing it. Jim I don't know who else to ping about this news, but I know a lot of people who were at the Reagan memorial in '04 will want to know.
Pinging a few others who were there. Maybe they can help spread the word.
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posted on
01/04/2006 12:42:38 PM PST
by
Wolfstar
("We must...all hang together or...we shall all hang separately." Benjamin Franklin)
To: Wolfstar
My son in law got me my Reagan ballcap a year and a half ago.
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posted on
01/04/2006 12:48:26 PM PST
by
doug from upland
(NEW YORK TIMES -- traitorous b*st*rds)
To: LouAvul
President Reagan has the pride of the Navy named in his honor. They will probably name a dinghy after President Clinton--since that is what he's most famous for.
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posted on
01/04/2006 12:48:33 PM PST
by
flada
(Posting in a manner reminiscent of Jen-gis Kahn.)
To: HEY4QDEMS
Now that is a very very large can of whoop-***!
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posted on
01/04/2006 12:50:07 PM PST
by
advance_copy
(Stand for life, or nothing at all)
To: LouAvul
There are no sails there. An aircraft carrier "gets underway".
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posted on
01/04/2006 12:54:25 PM PST
by
edcoil
(Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
To: GarySpFc
First mission, a bombing run on Iran.From the article: The ship is not scheduled to sail to the Persian Gulf.
(I'm wearing my official "NSA" cap while I post this.)
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posted on
01/04/2006 12:59:27 PM PST
by
ASA Vet
(Those who know don't talk, those who talk don't know.)
HOWARD LIPIN / Union-Tribune
The aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan – along with three other San Diego-based ships (the cruiser Lake Champlain and the destroyers Decatur and McCampbell) – leaves on its maiden voyage.
USS Ronald Reagan
CVW-14
To: ASA Vet
From the article: The ship is not scheduled to sail to the Persian Gulf.
(I'm wearing my official "NSA" cap while I post this.)
I don't know if you spent any time in the service, but if so you should know schedules change.
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posted on
01/04/2006 1:05:01 PM PST
by
GarySpFc
(De Oppresso Liber)
To: GarySpFc
Is 28 years enough? You've got FR mail.
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posted on
01/04/2006 1:05:53 PM PST
by
ASA Vet
(Those who know don't talk, those who talk don't know.)
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