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USS Ronald Reagan
![US Navy Carrier Strike Group Departs for Patrol in Western Pacific Ocean US Navy Carrier Strike Group Departs for Patrol in Western Pacific Ocean](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-180529-n-xn177-0029.jpg)
US Navy Carrier Strike Group Departs for Patrol in Western Pacific Ocean
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy’s forward deployed carrier USS Ronald Reagan departed Japan for a regularly scheduled patrol in the western Pacific on May 29.
![USS Ronald Reagan Enters Sea Trials Off Japan Following Maintenance USS Ronald Reagan Enters Sea Trials Off Japan Following Maintenance](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-41319349094_445ccf2789_k.jpg)
USS Ronald Reagan Enters Sea Trials Off Japan Following Maintenance
By Ankit Panda
USS Ronald Reagan is close to being back in business.
![US Aircraft Carrier Scrambles Jets to Intercept Russian Strategic Bombers US Aircraft Carrier Scrambles Jets to Intercept Russian Strategic Bombers](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-11_15-24-26.jpg)
US Aircraft Carrier Scrambles Jets to Intercept Russian Strategic Bombers
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The bombers were reportedly intercepted as they were approaching a U.S. carrier on October 29.
![What 3 US Supercarriers in the Asia-Pacific Means for North Korea What 3 US Supercarriers in the Asia-Pacific Means for North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-37286808964_62fbfe20ef_k.jpg)
What 3 US Supercarriers in the Asia-Pacific Means for North Korea
By Ankit Panda
Three carriers in the 7th Fleet's area of operations is rare, but not unprecedented.
![US Navy’s Supercarrier Participates in Joint Australia-US Military Exercise US Navy’s Supercarrier Participates in Joint Australia-US Military Exercise](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-34609169430_5bf6f7bb3e_o.jpg)
US Navy’s Supercarrier Participates in Joint Australia-US Military Exercise
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy’s only forward deployed carrier in the Asia Pacific region is participating in exercise Talisman Saber 2017.
![2nd US Navy Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Asia Pacific 2nd US Navy Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Asia Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-170617-n-kr702-863.jpg)
2nd US Navy Carrier Strike Group Arrives in Asia Pacific
By Franz-Stefan Gady
A second supercarrier has entered the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet area of operations.
![Deterring Pyongyang: 2 US Supercarriers Hold Naval Drills off Korean Peninsula Deterring Pyongyang: 2 US Supercarriers Hold Naval Drills off Korean Peninsula](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-34609169430_5bf6f7bb3e_o.jpg)
Deterring Pyongyang: 2 US Supercarriers Hold Naval Drills off Korean Peninsula
By Franz-Stefan Gady
For the first time in over two decades, two aircraft carriers are conducting a joint naval exercise off the Korean Peninsula.
![Is the US Navy Deploying a Third Carrier Strike Group to the Asia-Pacific? Is the US Navy Deploying a Third Carrier Strike Group to the Asia-Pacific?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-32843684104_ef506cb1e7_o.jpg)
Is the US Navy Deploying a Third Carrier Strike Group to the Asia-Pacific?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy is purportedly deploying another supercarrier to the Western Pacific.
![2nd US Navy Supercarrier Deploys in the Pacific 2nd US Navy Supercarrier Deploys in the Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-170516-n-oy799-194.jpg)
2nd US Navy Supercarrier Deploys in the Pacific
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The US Navy’s only forward deployed carrier in the Asia Pacific commenced operations on May 16.
![US Supercarrier Prepares to Deploy in the Pacific US Supercarrier Prepares to Deploy in the Pacific](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-10-11_15-24-26.jpg)
US Supercarrier Prepares to Deploy in the Pacific
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier began sea trials on May 8.
![US Carrier Group Enters South China Sea Amid Calls for More Freedom of Navigation Operations US Carrier Group Enters South China Sea Amid Calls for More Freedom of Navigation Operations](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-01-05_11-08-50.jpg)
US Carrier Group Enters South China Sea Amid Calls for More Freedom of Navigation Operations
By Steven Stashwick
A carrier strike group is conducting routine patrols, but is not set up for FONOPS, despite speculation.
![US Carrier Strike Group Arrives in the South China Sea US Carrier Strike Group Arrives in the South China Sea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-02-20_19-54-53.jpg)
US Carrier Strike Group Arrives in the South China Sea
By Ankit Panda
The U.S. Navy now has two supercarriers deployed to the Asia-Pacific region.