Keywords: US Navy 030712-N-8295E-325 Principal speaker, Vice President Dick Cheney addresses a distinguished audience at the commissioning ceremony of the Navy^rsquo,s newest Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reaga.jpg en Naval Station Norfolk Va Jul 12 2003 -- Principal speaker Vice President Dick Cheney addresses a distinguished audience at the commissioning ceremony of the Navy s newest Nimitz-class 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 bring an end to the Cold War and rebuilding the U S military U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Charles A Edwards Jr RELEASED 2003-07-12 030712-N-8295E-325 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 8593 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Charles A Edwards Jr PD-USGov-Military-Navy Taken with Nikon D1X Commissioning of USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 Dick Cheney in 2003 Seal of the Vice President of the United States Guests aboard USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 |