Keywords: US Navy 030712-N-2383B-102 Adm. Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO),Vice President Dick Cheney, and Mrs. Nancy Reagan sit together during the commissioning ceremony of the Navy's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.jpg en Norfolk Va Jul 12 2003 -- Adm Vern Clark Chief of Naval Operations CNO his wife Mrs Clark Vice President Dick Cheney his wife Mrs Cheney and Mrs Nancy Reagan sit together during the commissioning ceremony of the Navy's newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 Ronald Reagan is named after the 40th President of the United States and is the ninth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier The ship s motto is Peace Through Strength a phrase coined by President Reagan who is widely credited for bringing an end to the Cold War and rebuilding the U S military U S Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Johnny Bivera RELEASED 2003-07-12 030712-N-2383B-102 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 8539 U S Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Johnny Bivera PD-USGov-Military-Navy Taken with Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro Commissioning of USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 Vern Clark Dick Cheney in 2003 Nancy Reagan after 1989 |