Editing USS Ronald Reagan (section)

===2020===
{{main|COVID-19 pandemic on naval ships}}
The coronavirus pandemic was reported to have spread to ''Ronald Reagan'' when the first two cases were reported on 27 March 2020.<ref name="reagan.fox">{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/coronavirus-theodore-roosevelt-aircraft-carrier |title=More than 30 coronavirus cases on Pacific aircraft carrier, new ones discovered on another carrier in Japan: officials |last=Tomlinson |first=Lucas |work=Fox News |date=27 March 2020 |access-date=8 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-uss-ronald-reagan-coronavirus |title=A second aircraft carrier is reportedly facing a COVID-19 outbreak |work=Task & Purpose |last=Keller |first=Jared |date=29 March 2020 |access-date=8 April 2020}}</ref> The positive cases forced the closure of the naval base outside Tokyo where the carrier is based, with all personnel on base told to stay indoors for 48 hours.<ref name="reagan.fox"/>

On 5 July 2020, the ''Ronald Reagan'' Carrier Strike Group was deployed to the [[South China Sea]] along with {{USS|Nimitz}}.<ref name="Deployed">{{cite news |author1=Jakes, Lara |title=With Beijing's Military Nearby, U.S. Sends 2 Aircraft Carriers to South China Sea |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/04/us/politics/south-china-sea-aircraft-carrier.html |access-date=2 November 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=4 July 2020}}</ref>