Editing USS Ronald Reagan (section)

===2008 deployment===
''Ronald Reagan'', with CVW-14 embarked, departed San Diego on 19 May 2008, for a scheduled [[United States Seventh Fleet|7th Fleet]] and [[United States Fifth Fleet|5th Fleet]] deployment.

The ''Ronald Reagan'' CSG performed humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in the [[Philippines]] on 24 June 2008 after that country was devastated by [[Typhoon Fengshen (2008)|Typhoon Fengshen]], that killed hundreds from the central island regions and the main island of [[Luzon]]. The [[typhoon]] also capsized the passenger ferry MV ''Princess of the Stars''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/103093/US-ship-coming-to-help-retrieve-victims-of-sea-tragedy |title=US ship coming to help retrieve victims of sea tragedy |date=25 June 2008 |website=[[GMA News and Public Affairs]] |access-date=24 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925002811/http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/103093/news/nation/us-ship-coming-to-help-retrieve-victims-of-sea-tragedy |archive-date=25 September 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Working in support of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, ''Ronald Reagan'' and her escorts of CSG 7 focused their efforts on the island of [[Panay]] in the [[Central Visayas]]. For eight days, [[SH-60 Seahawk]] helicopters and [[C-2A Greyhound]] aircraft of the ''Ronald Reagan'' CSG helped deliver more than {{convert|519,000|lb|kg|abbr=on}} of rice, fresh water, and other supplies to areas of Panay, which were not reachable by truck due to flooded roads. The mission in Panay earned the entire strike group the Navy's [[Humanitarian Service Medal]].

The CSG arrived in the [[U.S. Fifth Fleet]] area on 28 August 2008, where she launched more than 1,150&nbsp;sorties into [[Afghanistan]] in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). ''Ronald Reagan'' returned to San Diego on 25 November 2008.

On 25 September 2008, ''Ronald Reagan'', while underway in the [[Gulf of Oman]], played host to the rock band [[Creed (band)|Creed]]. Over 1500 members of the ship's crew crowded the flight deck to watch the band perform.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 September 2008 |title=Performing on the USS Ronald Reagan |url=https://www.witharmswideopenfoundation.org/archives/?offset=1256569200952 |access-date=9 October 2022 |work=With Arms Wide Open Foundation}}</ref>

''Ronald Reagan'' received word in February 2009 that the ship had won her second [[Battle Efficiency Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=42703 |title=USS Ronald Reagan Wins Second Battle E |first=Kyle |last=Carlstrom |date=22 February 2009 |website=U.S. Navy |access-date=19 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090913141827/http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=42703 |archive-date=13 September 2009}}</ref>