June 29, 2005: USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 in the Pacific Ocean conducting carrier qualifications.

November 17, 2005: Change of command ceremony aboard the USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76.
Captain James A. Symonds, right, turns over command to Captain Terry B. Kraft, the third commander of the
USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 at Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego, California.

January 4, 2006: USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 preparing to depart NAS North Island for her maiden deployment to the Persian Gulf in support of the global war on terrorism.

January 4, 2006: USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 departing NAS North Island for her maiden deployment to the Persian Gulf in support of the global war on terrorism.

January 11, 2006: An FA18-E Super Hornet from VFA-22 squadron launches from the
USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76.