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Capt. Bill Goodwin, Commanding Officer USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) addresses the audience at the commissioning ceremony of the of the Navy�s newest Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

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Capt. Bill Goodwin, Commanding Officer USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) addresses the audience at the commissioning ceremony of the of the Navy�s newest Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

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Norfolk, Va. (Jul. 12, 2003) Capt. Bill Goodwin, Commanding Officer USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) addresses the audience at the commissioning ceremony of the of the Navys newest Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. Ronald Reagan is named after the 40th President of the United States, and is the ninth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. The ships motto is Peace Through Strength a phrase coined by President Reagan who is widely credited for bringing an end to the Cold War, and rebuilding the U.S. military. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Rusty Black. File# 030712-N-4616B-099

Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.

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12/07/2003 - 12/07/2003
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Norfolk, Va.
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U.S. NAVY
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