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

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Comment by Tom McConnell on December 18, 2011 at 2:48pm

Hey Walter, my guess is that there will be special care taken of the Sailors and Marines who have to remain on board the ship over Christmas. They did a great job with that sort of thing during the recent Tiger Cruise I went on and in talking to my son he said that the Navy tries to do special things from time to time, especially in times when families would normally be together, like Christmas!

Comment by Walter Skinner on December 18, 2011 at 2:35pm

My sons first Christmas away. Any special dinners or events planned for those still on board? I guess we just want him to have a good day. Thanks

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on October 21, 2011 at 4:11pm

posted today on the RR's FB page:

 

Just a quick update- We are indeed getting email while we are out here, although due to the lower bandwidth that we have right now, it may take it a bit longer for email to come and go. Please be patient with us! We'll try to post our week in photos here soon! stay tuned!

Comment by TxFritz on October 15, 2011 at 12:36am

If anyone should run across pictures from the 2011 photoex with CVN-76 and CVN-73 let me know please

Comment by KS Dad on October 9, 2011 at 8:53am

Thanks Paul! Much appreciated.

My son is in the Reactor Dept. and I note that there is a Red E with three lines underneath it. I'm proud of this ship, it's got a great history and tradition. The link below from the RR Facebook page also mentions the highlights of this deployment and per the Captain:

"A very successful reactor safeguards exam and material management inspection proved our readiness, and showed just how far we've come."

A note from the Commanding Officer, Capt Thom Burkeby USS Ronald Re...

 

Comment by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on October 9, 2011 at 6:00am

The letters painted on the ship's bridge wings are known as Command Excellence Awards. These awards mean that the ship that bears them has proven to be superior in a certain field of operations. The probably most important award is the Battle E. There is only one Battle E award per squadron and only one ship in the squadron wins it every year. The Battle E award shows that the ship that bears it has proven to be superior in ship handling, weapons employment, tactics and ability to fulfill mission objectives. The importance of the Battle E is also represented by its appearance: The white E is twice as large as the 'common' E's and it's the only award with shadow. But all this does not mean that the other awards are unimportant: A lot of the training aboard a ship during the year is not only to maintain proficiency, but to try and win these awards.

The varying colors tend to represent different departments aboard the ship while the varying letters represent different activities.

Awards are only valid for one year. Afterwards they have to be removed if the unit does not qualify for the award again. If a unit won an award and qualified for the same award the next year, the first award is underlined (service stripes). So if a unit bears a triply underlined E, the unit has won the award in four consecutive years. Instead of the letter and four service stripes for winning the award five consecutive times, in the case of the Battle "E", a gold "E" shall be displayed with a silver star above the "E". In the case of the command excellence awards, an "E" and a star of the same color will be shown for the fifth consecutive award, replacing the service stripes. Another star shall be added for each five successive annual awards.

All awards, except the Battle E, are 20 inches in length and 25 inches in height without shadow.

 

Letter	Meaning
	Battle E - Award for the best ship handling, weapons employment, tactics and ability to fulfill mission objectives (command and control). Only one award per squadron.
E	Excellence Award for the best Propulsion and Engineering Crews.
E	Excellence Award for the best Combat Information Centers. (Surface Ships) Award for Operations Excellence. (Submarines)
E	Excellence Award for the best Supply Departments.
E	Excellence Award for Maritime Warfare Excellence. (Surface Ships) Excellence Award for Aviation Maintenance Excellence. (Aircraft Carriers)
E	Excellence Award for the best Air Departments on board the aircraft carriers.
F	Award for Fire Control Excellence.
C	Excellence Award for the best Communication Departments.
A	Award for Antisubmarine Warfare Excellence.
DC	Excellence Award for the best Damage Control Crews.
CS	Award for Combat Systems Excellence on board the Aircraft Carriers.
H	Wellness Award for the best Health Promotion Activities. Units have to apply for this award.
H	Habitability Award.
M	Excellence Award for the best Medical Departments.
M	Excellence Award for the best Medical Departments.
N	Award for Navigation Excellence.
N	Award for Navigation Excellence.
T	Excellence Award for Tactical Proficiency.
R	Award for Repair Excellence.
D	Excellence Award for the best Deck Departments.
W	Excellence Award for the best Weapons Departments on board the Aircraft Carriers.
D	Dental Award.
DS	Excellence Award for Deep Submergence.
S	Excellence Award for Strategic Operations.
	Navigation Award.
	Deck Seamanship Award.

Comment by TxFritz on October 8, 2011 at 10:45pm

KS Dad according to my daughter those are ships awards

Comment by KS Dad on October 8, 2011 at 8:01pm

What do the letters "SWESEEMDCECSEE" on the top of the superstructure mean?

Comment by Eric James Simmons on September 13, 2011 at 8:20am

The Tiger Cruise was a lot of fun!!!  One thing I will have to remember the next time is to wash my hands several times a day... With that many people in one place, you are bound to get the "Cruds". Well that's what my Sailor called the runny nose, scratchy throat, etc...

Comment by Tom McConnell on September 11, 2011 at 1:02pm

The Tiger Cruise was fantastic! We embarked in Honolulu and sailed to San Diego with some of the Navy's finest! It gave me a greater appreciation of all the things our men and women in uniform do do help this great country of ours remian great AND free! Thanks to everyone who supported having a bunch of Tigers aboard The USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76!

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