Post by nudawaya on Jan 13, 2014 7:03:02 GMT
The USS Ronald Reagan
CVN-76 is the Nimitz-class nuclear powered ‘super-carrier’ christened with the name USS Ronald Reagan in 2001. Built by Northrop Grumman, at Newport News, Virginia, she is 1,092 foot long, with a 101,400 long ton displacement. Heavily armed, technically advanced, this one of nine ships of her class, serves as a floating aviation base for up to 90 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters.
Currently assignment as of May 2012, the Reagan is operationally part of Carrier Strike Group Nine and administratively under the command of Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific/Commander, Naval Air Forces.
Coronado, in San Diego, California is the ship's homeport in the Pacific Fleet.
On 19 May 2010, Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) completed the six-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) maintenance cycle on the Reagan. During this maintenance period, Ronald Reagan received technological upgrades that prepared it for its next deployment and subsequent operations. Refurbishments included hi-tech combat systems and firefighting equipment to improved ship's laundry services and living spaces.
The ship departed for an Asian deployment on 2 February 2011. According to Wikipedia’s, magical mystery manipulation machine:
“On 11 March 2011, the Reagan was in the Korean peninsula region for a long-planned exercise off Korea. She was redirected to Japan to provide humanitarian support, after the massive 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.”
“Operation Tomodachi (トモダチ作戦) ‘Friend’”
The ship was anchored off Sendai (仙台市 Sendai-shi?) the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Sendai is 85 km away from First Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant or 52 miles approximately. In going through documents, no nautical location stated, to confirm a distance of the ship from Sendai while anchored in the Bay. It is reasonable to surmise the carrier was within 60 miles of the three plant explosions and meltdowns at Fukushima.
Here is a synopsis of the Operation:
www.nbr.org/research/activity.aspx?id=121
The synopsis clearly identifies the USS Ronald Reagan’s presence in the waters as of March 2, 2011.
“Seventh Fleet ships, helicopters and aircraft are searching over 2,000 square miles of ocean in a concerted effort to find victims of the March 11 tsunami. USS Cowpens, USS Preble, USS Shiloh and USS Curtis D. Wilbur are searching for remains off the north east coast of Honshu, with their helicopters, additional support helicopters from the USS Ronald Reagan and one P-3 Orion aircraft providing aerial reconnaissance support.”
From Wikipedia:
“The ship, stationed off Sendai, was used as a floating refueling station for Japanese military and coast guard helicopters flying relief missions in the area. US Navy helicopters also flew relief missions from the carrier. On 14 March 2011, the ship was forced to relocate to avoid a radioactive plume from the Fukushima I nuclear accidents which had contaminated 17 crewmembers of three helicopter crews.”
Monday, March 14, 2011
“The USS Ronald Reagan and the Carrier Strike Group (USS Chancellorsville, USS Preble, USNS Bridge) move downwind from Fukushima in response to radiological concerns emanating from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plants. They are about 180 nautical miles away from the Fukushima nuclear complex.”
It is unclear if 180 nautical miles is the distance they moved to or from the Fukushima meltdowns.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
• A joint Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF)/U.S. military helicopter operation to pour water over the damaged Fukushima nuclear plants is called off in response to the growing radiation hazard.
• Fourteen U.S. Navy ships and their aircraft, and 17,000 sailors and Marines provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Japan.
• The military effort includes 113 helicopter sorties and 125 fixed-wing sorties, moving people and supplies, helping in search and rescue efforts, and delivering 129,000 gallons of water and 4,200 pounds of food.
• The USS Tortuga, with 300 JSDF personnel and 90 vehicles onboard, is expected to arrive near the affected area in one day and begin operations.
• The USS Blue Ridge is expected to arrive in one day.
• The USS Harpers Ferry, the USS Essex, and the USS Germantown, transit and begin to operate on the western side of Honshu away from the radiation hazard caused by the Fukushima nuclear plants and the at-sea debris field on the eastern side of Honshu.
• The USNS Safeguard delivers high-pressure water pumps to Yokota Air Base for transfer to the Japanese government for use at the Fukushima power plant.
• U.S. Air Force C-17s and C-130s deliver 19 generators to Misawa Air Base for the base’s power system and resupply pallets to Yokota Air Base.
• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District, provides an administration system to help the U.S. Army Japan disaster assessment team with debris-removal efforts.
• The USS Ronald Reagan and the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group reposition to the north but continue to operate in the affected area.
Cryptic to say the least, “The USS Ronald Reagan and the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group reposition to the north but continue to operate in the affected area.”
We do know that the USS Ronald Reagan did not depart the “area” until Tuesday, April 5, 2011.
“The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, which includes the USS Chancellorsville, USS Preble , USS Shiloh, and USS Curtis Wilbur, depart active support of Operation Tomodachi after receiving warm and heartfelt thanks from Japan.”
Therefore, the USS Ronald Reagan was operating for at least 23 days from a distance of between 60 and 180 nautical miles from the Fukushima meltdown.
The original detection of the USSR’s ‘incident at Chernobyl became apparent not from the USSR but from other countries. The evidence that a major exhaust of radioactive material had occurred came from Sweden, where on 27 April workers at the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant (approximately 1100 km from the Chernobyl site) had radioactive particles on their clothing. That is approximately 683 miles as the fallout flies folks.
On March 23, 2011, the Reagan's crew conducted a radiation decontamination operation to remove any further radiation hazards from the ship. The procedure included scrubbing down any contaminated surfaces, including the flight deck and aircraft. In 2013, 51 members of the crew began reporting a series of illnesses including cancers that number has raised to 72 in December of 2013.
There is little documentation of the Reagan’s activity until the official homeport changed to Bremerton, Washington beginning on 10 Jan 2012 while the ship underwent scheduled repair and maintenance. The ship returned to its home port of San Diego on 21 March 2013.
www.10news.com/news/uss-ronald-reagan-returns-to-san-diego-after-more-than-a-year-in-washington-state-032113
Was it not just maintained in May of 2010 and are we not in sequester still because I do know we were having issues affording our fleet during 2013 for a bit and a second tune up in less than two years might be something to follow up on. Although, any evidence of the ships contamination is gone. Painted over, buried in boron-laced primer by now.
So a nuclear carrier, outfitted with detection for their reactors, did not detect they were in the plume path after 23 days even though fallout is proven to be detectable at vast distances. Within 14 days after Fukushima Germany, Sweden, England, and Belgium, all detected particles from Fukushima to include Plutonium.
There is an alleged film and audio that supposedly depicts some crewmembers reacting to a contamination during the return of a crew. As the source is unconfirmed, I will just mention it so that if confirmed it will add to the mystery of why the Captain of this vessel would knowing keep his crew in harms way despite having instruments that had to be alerting them.
In fact, one has to question the rational of having that entire fleet there. I am currently starting a list to identify all crewmembers and the ships stationed to during this incident as the Regan cannot be the only one.
One thing is, under this administration, it sucks to be a veteran and it looks as bad for the active duty personal as well.
CVN-76 is the Nimitz-class nuclear powered ‘super-carrier’ christened with the name USS Ronald Reagan in 2001. Built by Northrop Grumman, at Newport News, Virginia, she is 1,092 foot long, with a 101,400 long ton displacement. Heavily armed, technically advanced, this one of nine ships of her class, serves as a floating aviation base for up to 90 fixed wing aircraft and helicopters.
Currently assignment as of May 2012, the Reagan is operationally part of Carrier Strike Group Nine and administratively under the command of Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific/Commander, Naval Air Forces.
Coronado, in San Diego, California is the ship's homeport in the Pacific Fleet.
On 19 May 2010, Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) completed the six-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) maintenance cycle on the Reagan. During this maintenance period, Ronald Reagan received technological upgrades that prepared it for its next deployment and subsequent operations. Refurbishments included hi-tech combat systems and firefighting equipment to improved ship's laundry services and living spaces.
The ship departed for an Asian deployment on 2 February 2011. According to Wikipedia’s, magical mystery manipulation machine:
“On 11 March 2011, the Reagan was in the Korean peninsula region for a long-planned exercise off Korea. She was redirected to Japan to provide humanitarian support, after the massive 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.”
“Operation Tomodachi (トモダチ作戦) ‘Friend’”
The ship was anchored off Sendai (仙台市 Sendai-shi?) the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Sendai is 85 km away from First Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant or 52 miles approximately. In going through documents, no nautical location stated, to confirm a distance of the ship from Sendai while anchored in the Bay. It is reasonable to surmise the carrier was within 60 miles of the three plant explosions and meltdowns at Fukushima.
Here is a synopsis of the Operation:
www.nbr.org/research/activity.aspx?id=121
The synopsis clearly identifies the USS Ronald Reagan’s presence in the waters as of March 2, 2011.
“Seventh Fleet ships, helicopters and aircraft are searching over 2,000 square miles of ocean in a concerted effort to find victims of the March 11 tsunami. USS Cowpens, USS Preble, USS Shiloh and USS Curtis D. Wilbur are searching for remains off the north east coast of Honshu, with their helicopters, additional support helicopters from the USS Ronald Reagan and one P-3 Orion aircraft providing aerial reconnaissance support.”
From Wikipedia:
“The ship, stationed off Sendai, was used as a floating refueling station for Japanese military and coast guard helicopters flying relief missions in the area. US Navy helicopters also flew relief missions from the carrier. On 14 March 2011, the ship was forced to relocate to avoid a radioactive plume from the Fukushima I nuclear accidents which had contaminated 17 crewmembers of three helicopter crews.”
Monday, March 14, 2011
“The USS Ronald Reagan and the Carrier Strike Group (USS Chancellorsville, USS Preble, USNS Bridge) move downwind from Fukushima in response to radiological concerns emanating from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plants. They are about 180 nautical miles away from the Fukushima nuclear complex.”
It is unclear if 180 nautical miles is the distance they moved to or from the Fukushima meltdowns.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
• A joint Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF)/U.S. military helicopter operation to pour water over the damaged Fukushima nuclear plants is called off in response to the growing radiation hazard.
• Fourteen U.S. Navy ships and their aircraft, and 17,000 sailors and Marines provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Japan.
• The military effort includes 113 helicopter sorties and 125 fixed-wing sorties, moving people and supplies, helping in search and rescue efforts, and delivering 129,000 gallons of water and 4,200 pounds of food.
• The USS Tortuga, with 300 JSDF personnel and 90 vehicles onboard, is expected to arrive near the affected area in one day and begin operations.
• The USS Blue Ridge is expected to arrive in one day.
• The USS Harpers Ferry, the USS Essex, and the USS Germantown, transit and begin to operate on the western side of Honshu away from the radiation hazard caused by the Fukushima nuclear plants and the at-sea debris field on the eastern side of Honshu.
• The USNS Safeguard delivers high-pressure water pumps to Yokota Air Base for transfer to the Japanese government for use at the Fukushima power plant.
• U.S. Air Force C-17s and C-130s deliver 19 generators to Misawa Air Base for the base’s power system and resupply pallets to Yokota Air Base.
• The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Japan District, provides an administration system to help the U.S. Army Japan disaster assessment team with debris-removal efforts.
• The USS Ronald Reagan and the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group reposition to the north but continue to operate in the affected area.
Cryptic to say the least, “The USS Ronald Reagan and the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group reposition to the north but continue to operate in the affected area.”
We do know that the USS Ronald Reagan did not depart the “area” until Tuesday, April 5, 2011.
“The USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, which includes the USS Chancellorsville, USS Preble , USS Shiloh, and USS Curtis Wilbur, depart active support of Operation Tomodachi after receiving warm and heartfelt thanks from Japan.”
Therefore, the USS Ronald Reagan was operating for at least 23 days from a distance of between 60 and 180 nautical miles from the Fukushima meltdown.
The original detection of the USSR’s ‘incident at Chernobyl became apparent not from the USSR but from other countries. The evidence that a major exhaust of radioactive material had occurred came from Sweden, where on 27 April workers at the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant (approximately 1100 km from the Chernobyl site) had radioactive particles on their clothing. That is approximately 683 miles as the fallout flies folks.
On March 23, 2011, the Reagan's crew conducted a radiation decontamination operation to remove any further radiation hazards from the ship. The procedure included scrubbing down any contaminated surfaces, including the flight deck and aircraft. In 2013, 51 members of the crew began reporting a series of illnesses including cancers that number has raised to 72 in December of 2013.
There is little documentation of the Reagan’s activity until the official homeport changed to Bremerton, Washington beginning on 10 Jan 2012 while the ship underwent scheduled repair and maintenance. The ship returned to its home port of San Diego on 21 March 2013.
www.10news.com/news/uss-ronald-reagan-returns-to-san-diego-after-more-than-a-year-in-washington-state-032113
Was it not just maintained in May of 2010 and are we not in sequester still because I do know we were having issues affording our fleet during 2013 for a bit and a second tune up in less than two years might be something to follow up on. Although, any evidence of the ships contamination is gone. Painted over, buried in boron-laced primer by now.
So a nuclear carrier, outfitted with detection for their reactors, did not detect they were in the plume path after 23 days even though fallout is proven to be detectable at vast distances. Within 14 days after Fukushima Germany, Sweden, England, and Belgium, all detected particles from Fukushima to include Plutonium.
There is an alleged film and audio that supposedly depicts some crewmembers reacting to a contamination during the return of a crew. As the source is unconfirmed, I will just mention it so that if confirmed it will add to the mystery of why the Captain of this vessel would knowing keep his crew in harms way despite having instruments that had to be alerting them.
In fact, one has to question the rational of having that entire fleet there. I am currently starting a list to identify all crewmembers and the ships stationed to during this incident as the Regan cannot be the only one.
One thing is, under this administration, it sucks to be a veteran and it looks as bad for the active duty personal as well.