Keywords: US Navy 030712-N-4616B-001 Capt. Bill Goodwin, Commanding Officer USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) addresses a distinguished audience at the commissioning ceremony of the of the Navy^rsquo,s newest Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircra.jpg en Norfolk Va July 12 2003 -- Capt Bill Goodwin Commanding Officer USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76 addresses a distinguished audience at the commissioning ceremony of the of the Navy s newest Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier aboard Naval Station Norfolk Va 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 3rd Class Rusty Black RELEASED 2003-07-12 030712-N-4616B-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 8516 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Rusty Black PD-USGov-Military-Navy Taken with Nikon D1X Commissioning of USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 Nancy Reagan after 1989 Bill Goodwin admiral Dick Cheney in 2003 Seal of the Vice President of the United States |