Ambassador Jose C. Laurel V receives military honors at the ceremonial quarter deck of the USS Ronald Reagan – CVN 76 (Photo credit: US 7th Fleet)

11 February 2022, Kanagawa, Japan – At the invitation of the Commander of the US 7th Fleet Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, Ambassador Jose C. Laurel V, Philippine Defense Attaché to Japan Colonel Randy Espino and Philippine Embassy officials visited the US Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronal Reagan (CVN 76), docked at its homeport at the US Base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.

Ambassador Jose C. Laurel V and Philippine officials were briefed on the history, capabilities as well as the missions of USS Ronald Reagan. (Photo credit: US 7th Fleet)

Capt. Fred Goldhammer, Commanding Officer of the USS Ronald Reagan, presents a wooden replica of the flight deck of the USS Ronald Reagan to Ambassador Jose C. Laurel V (Photo credit: US 7th Fleet).

The tour concluded with a dinner hosted by Vice Admiral Karl Thomas.

Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, Commander of the US 7th Fleet, together with his wife, hosted the Philippine Embassy officials to a dinner at his residence at the US Base in Yokosuka, Japan (Photo credit: US 7th Fleet).

Named after the 40th US President, USS Ronald Reagan was commissioned in July 2003 making it the ninth US Navy’s Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier. USS Ronald Reagan conducted humanitarian and relief operations in the Philippines when the country was hit by Typhoon Frank in 2008.

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