US Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan conducts operations during Valiant Shield 2020.

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN) 76 steams ahead during exercise Valiant Shield 2020. Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on the integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces.
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US Navy aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan conducts operations during Valiant Shield 2020. (Picture source: US Navy)

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN) 76 steams ahead during exercise Valiant Shield 2020. Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on the integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces.

This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking, and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.

USS Ronald Reagan in the Straits of Magellan in 2004. (Picture source: US Navy)

About the USS Ronald Regan (CVN-76):

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is a Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered supercarrier in the service of the United States Navy. As the ninth ship of her class,[2] she's named in honor of Ronald W. Reagan, President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.

The more recent Nimitz-class carriers (CVN72-CVN76) have a displacement of 102,000t when fully loaded. They have a length of 317m and beam of 40.8m.

The carrier reaches a maximum speed of over 30k and can accommodate 3,184 personnel (with 203 officers), 2,800 aircrew (with 366 officers) and 70 flag (with 25 officers).

There are four Raytheon / General Dynamics 20mm Phalanx six-barrelled Mk 15 close-in weapon systems that have a firing rate of 3,000 rounds a minute and a range of 1.5km.