Warrior Weekly: US Ronald Reagan Leaves Japan & Russian Attack Changes NATO Strategy
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By Jim Morris Warrior VP – News
They’ve said farewell to the USS Ronald Reagan in Yokosuka, Japan.
The ship departed May 16 for the last time after nine years as the Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier. After a final Indo-Pacific patrol, the Ronald Reagan will head to Bremerton, Washington. It will be replaced by the USS George Washington.
US ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, Japanese government officials and leaders from the US Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force took part in a ceremony in Yokosuka.
“On behalf of the strike group, I want to express my gratitude to the people of Japan and the city of Yokosuka,” said Rear Admiral Greg Newkirk, commander of Carrier Strike Group 5. “ You are our friends, family and our close and trusted allies.”
