Editing USS Ronald Reagan (section)

===2006 maiden deployment===
[[File:US Navy 060618-N-8492C-276 The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), foreground, USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), center, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and their associated carrier strike groups steam in formation.jpg|thumb|''Ronald Reagan'' (foreground) operates with {{USS|Kitty Hawk|CV-63|2}} (center) and {{USS|Abraham Lincoln|CVN-72|2}} (background) on her first cruise in June 2006]]

''Ronald Reagan'', with [[Terry Kraft|Terry B. Kraft]] in command, departed San Diego on 4 January 2006 on her maiden deployment conducting naval operations in support of [[Operation Iraqi Freedom]] and [[Operation Enduring Freedom]], as well as maritime security operations in the [[Persian Gulf]]. On 28 January 2006, an F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter attempting landing aboard ''Ronald Reagan'' crashed into the ship's [[flight deck]] while the ship was about {{convert|200|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]]. The aircraft struck the ramp, missed the third cable, and skidded overboard. The pilot ejected safely, but the aircraft was lost.<ref>{{Cite news |title=US jet crashes off Queensland |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-01-29/us-jet-crashes-off-queensland/787996 |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=30 January 2006 |access-date=11 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818180613/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-01-29/us-jet-crashes-off-queensland/787996 |archive-date=18 August 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |title=F-18 Crash video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbRd3WT1V6Y |publisher=[[United States Navy]] |date=28 January 2006 |access-date=8 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723192913/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbRd3WT1V6Y |archive-date=23 July 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> While in Brisbane, the carrier's main condensers became clogged with {{convert|1900|lb}} of [[jellyfish]], causing problems in the main machinery rooms and hindering cooling of the main reactors.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17955531-29277,00.html |title=Mighty warship feels the sting |first=Roberta |last=Mancuso |website=[[News.com.au]] |date=26 October 2007 |access-date=24 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026083724/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17955531-29277,00.html |archive-date=26 October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/inquirer/the-jellyfish-are-coming/story-e6frg6z6-1227243740909 |title=The jellyfish are coming |last=Ross |first=John |date=2 March 2015 |newspaper=[[The Australian]] |access-date=24 July 2017}}</ref> The ship entered the Persian Gulf on 22 February 2006, and returned from deployment on 6 July 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=21569 |title=USS Ronald Reagan Departs on Maiden Deployment |date=4 January 2006 |website=U.S. Navy |access-date=19 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604161122/http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=21569 |archive-date=4 June 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=24538 |title=Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Returns Following 6-Month Deployment |date=6 July 2006 |website=U.S. Navy |access-date=19 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913142353/http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=24538 |archive-date=13 September 2009}}</ref>