Editing USS Ronald Reagan (section)

===2022===
In late May 2022, ''Ronald Reagan'' was relieved by {{USS|Abraham Lincoln|CVN-72|6}} at [[Sasebo, Japan]]. ''Ronald Reagan'' led [[Carrier Strike Group 5]] into the [[Philippine Sea]].<ref>{{cite news |title=USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 23, 2022 |url=https://news.usni.org/2022/05/23/usni-news-fleet-and-marine-tracker-may-23-2022 |work=[[USNI News]] |date=1 June 2022 |access-date=2 June 2022}}</ref>

''Ronald Reagan'' departed [[Singapore]]'s [[Changi Naval Base]] on 23 July to transit the [[South China Sea]]. President [[Joe Biden]] exchanged words with [[Chinese Communist Party]] leader [[Xi Jinping]] over [[Nancy Pelosi]]'s visit to [[Taiwan]], which was only a possibility at that point. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman [[Zhao Lijian]] that his bosses were getting "seriously prepared".<ref name=bbg22>{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-28/us-aircraft-carrier-enters-south-china-sea-amid-taiwan-tensions#xj4y7vzkg |title=US Carrier Group Enters South China Sea Amid Taiwan Tensions |date=28 July 2022 |publisher=Bloomberg |first1=Philip |last1=Heijmans |first2=Anthony |last2=Capaccio}}</ref>

On 4 August 2022, [[United States National Security Council]] spokesman [[John Kirby (admiral)|John Kirby]] announced that ''Ronald Reagan'' had been ordered to remain in the vicinity of [[Taiwan]] in response to missile launches conducted by [[China]], which in turn were a response to [[Speaker of the United States House of Representatives]] [[Nancy Pelosi]]'s [[2022 visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan|visit to Taiwan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olander |first=Olivia |date=4 August 2022 |title=U.S. orders aircraft carrier to remain in the region amid China-Taiwan tensions |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/04/china-taiwan-missile-aircraft-00049925 |access-date=5 August 2022 |website=[[Politico]] |language=en}}</ref> On 19 August 2022, ''Ronald Reagan'' returned to her home port of [[United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka|Yokosuka, Japan]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Alex |title=USS Ronald Reagan back in Japan after three months at sea |url=https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2022-08-19/uss-ronald-reagan-yokosuka-japan-7034192.html |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=Stars and Stripes |date=19 August 2022}}</ref>

On 12 September 2022, ''Ronald Reagan'' departed Yokosuka for the second leg of her regional patrol.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Alex |title=Aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan departs Japan for second leg of regional patrol |url=https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-09-12/ronald-reagan-aircraft-carrier-deploys-7302155.html |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=Stars and Stripes |date=12 September 2022}}</ref> ''Ronald Reagan'' arrived at [[Busan|Busan, South Korea]] for a scheduled port visit on 23 September 2022. This was the first time in four years that a US Navy aircraft carrier had visited South Korea.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Josh |title=U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as warning to North |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us-aircraft-carrier-arrives-south-korea-warning-north-korea-2022-09-22/ |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=Reuters |date=23 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Min-ho |first1=Jung |title=USS Ronald Reagan arrives in Busan as warning to North Korea |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2022/09/205_336607.html |access-date=23 September 2022 |work=The Korea Times |date=23 September 2022}}</ref>