USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) & Carrier Strike Group 7

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Comment by Kevin on December 22, 2008 at 7:34am

Merry Christmas! We had a system for mail that may be helpful. Due to delays enroute we might go a week or two without any mail, then a COD or helo would land and we'd get a pile. It was sometimes hard to make out the postal stamp date, so we started numbering our letters, that way we had a chronological flow to the thoughts expressed. Hopefully your mail will arrive soon. Blessings, Kevin

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on December 20, 2008 at 10:45am

Whether at sea or not, all mail goes through the FPO (fleet post office) which I believe is in San Francisco. With the incredible volume of mail that is sent at this time of year delays are not uncommon. Eric sent me two items on the same day (more than three weeks ago) from the Roosevelt- one arrived more than a week ago and other is still enroute. I know it's frustrating but patience seems to be the key word with mail!

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on December 3, 2008 at 8:17pm

Navy News broadcast story about the Reagan pulling into San Diego...


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Comment by E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin on November 29, 2008 at 10:14am

Well Rick the boys are back in town. Evan had duty over Thanksgiving but now is headed for San Francisco for some time off or party time. He will be home for Christmas and then back to the grind. How is Steve? Is he coming home for the holiday's?

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on November 17, 2008 at 9:45pm

ran across this in the Navy News Service and thought you all would like to read it!

Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Concludes Operations in 7th Fleet AOR
Story Number: NNS081116-02
Release Date: 11/16/2008 8:04:00 AM


By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bill Larned, Carrier Strike Group 7 Public Affairs

ABOARD USS RONALD REAGAN (NNS) -- The six ships of the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group concluded military operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR) Nov. 14.

Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 7 is comprised of the flagship, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76); embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14; the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62); guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73), USS Howard (DDG 83) and USS Gridley (DDG 101); and the guided-missile frigate USS Thach (FFG 43). The more than 6,000 Sailors assigned to the Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group departed its homeport of San Diego May 19.

"The talented and dedicated Sailors of this strike group performed at the highest levels of excellence," said Rear Adm. Scott Hebner, commander of CSG-7. "I'm tremendously honored to sail with them all.

The Ronald Reagan Strike Group's deployment was a busy one, to say the least. While in the 7th Fleet AOR, Sailors and air crews from all six ships responded to the aftermath of Typhoon Fengshen in the Philippines.

U.S. Navy and Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel coordinated efforts, forming an emergency response team to distribute immediate aid to stricken typhoon victims. Engineers from Ronald Reagan repaired two hospital generators, restoring electrical power. Air crews flew 332 sorties around Panay Island, delivering more than 519,000 pounds of vital supplies to typhoon victims.

The strike group also participated in training exercise with key maritime partners. USS Howard participated in South East Asia Cooperation against Terrorism (SEACAT), training with the navies of Brunei, Singapore and the Republic of the Philippines in maritime security operations. Later, the strike group took part in Exercise Malabar 2008, a bilateral training exercise with the Indian Navy, improving the communications and coordination capabilities of the two navies as a dozen U.S. and Indian ships drilled in surface, air and subsurface training.

Another key mission area for the Ronald Reagan Strike Group was engagement. While in 7th fleet, CSG-7 ships made port calls to Sasebo, Japan; Hong Kong; Busan, Republic of Korea; Guam; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Phuket, Thailand and Singapore. During the port visits, Sailors enjoyed tours, purchased souvenirs, tasted Asian cuisine and volunteered their time in various orphanages, schools and elderly care centers.

"Ronald Reagan Sailors were models of ambassadorship at each and every stop we made. Our Sailors consider these port visits 'duty ashore' and performed these duties in an exemplary fashion, showing our friends around Asia the best America has to offer," said Capt. Kenneth Norton, Ronald Reagan's commanding officer.

Now in the U.S. 3rd Fleet Area of Responsibility, the ships of CSG-7 are scheduled to return to their homeport of San Diego later this month.

For more news from USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) - Ronald Reagan Strike Group, visit www.navy.mil/local/cvn76/.

Comment by Rick Serret on November 17, 2008 at 8:21pm

Thats great, glad everything is alright

Comment by E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin on November 17, 2008 at 3:35pm

Rick we heard from Evan. Nothing was wrong the computers were down.

Comment by E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin on November 17, 2008 at 12:42pm

Thanks Rick. I can only think that Evan has gotten in trouble some how. He emails us daily and we haven't heard from him in 5 days. Now at port we figured by now we would have heard from him. Who knows? I know that he had a hotel booked in Hawaii but I'm not sure if he'll make it to the island

Comment by Rick Serret on November 17, 2008 at 12:17pm

Steve actually just texted me this morning and said they just got back to Hawaii. but he e-mails us almost every day
There has been a few times when we didnt hear from him for several days though

Comment by E.G. - ND's Creator/Admin on November 15, 2008 at 6:09pm

Rick I was wondering if you have heard from Steve lately? Evan emails us daily but we have not heard from him in 5 days. We don't know if maybe they are preparing for the tiger cruise or if Evan got in trouble and lost privileges. We know they should be close to porting but haven't heard anything from him. If you know anything please let me know.

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