Family and friends anxiously wait on the pier for the arrival of the USS Ronald Reagan. A crowd of family and friends anxiously wait on the pier for the arrival of the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, Calif., on July 23, 2004. The Ronald Reagan is the Navy's newest and most technologically advanced aircraft carrier and is completing a two-month transit from Norfolk, Va., to her homeport in San Diego, Calif. The ship was commissioned in July 2003. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.06 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 277574-O-WVE86-678.jpg Photo Gallery