Battle Brews Over Basing USS Reagan.San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. may have a fight on its hands regarding the newly launched aircraft carrier USS USS abbr. 1. United States Senate 2. United States ship USS abbr (= United States Ship) → Namensteil von Schiffen der Kriegsmarine Ronald Reagan. While the community prepares to host three nuclear-powered aircraft carriers at North Island Naval Air Station A Naval Air Station is an airbase of the United States Navy. Such bases are used to house Naval Aviation squadrons and support commands. List of Functioning US Naval Air Stations
n the final step of mixing dental amalgam; a kneading of the triturated mass to complete the amalgamation. a proposal to locate the brand new carrier in Washington state. "The Navy is currently evaluating options regarding the Ronald Reagan's home port," said Chief Petty Officer Brian O'Rourke Sir Brian na Murra O'Rourke (1540?–1591), hereditary lord of West Breifne (modern County Leitrim) in Ireland during the later stages of the Tudor reconquest of that country, was proclaimed a rebel and became the first man to be extradited within Britain. , a Navy spokesman. "It would be inappropriate to discuss details until a final decision is made." The Bremerton, Wash., Sun newspaper last week published accounts predicting the Ronald Reagan would be home-ported at Naval Station Bremerton. That and another published report said the plan had been endorsed by Vice Adm. John B. Nathman Admiral John B. Nathman was the Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command until 17 May, 2007. A native of San Antonio, Texas, he graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Academy in 1970. , commander of Naval Air Forces Pacific, though the assertion could not be independently verified. Both accounts said the Bush administration's new Navy secretary would have to sign off on the home port plan. The secretary has not yet been named. Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham, R-Escondido, and Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-El Cajon, said they have heard the talk about the carrier going to the Pacific Northwest and will fight to put it here. Both congressmen said they have spoken or will speak to Adm. Vein Clark, chief of naval operations chief of naval operations n. pl. chiefs of naval operations Abbr. CNO The ranking officer of the U.S. Navy, responsible to the secretary of the Navy and to the President. , regarding the Reagan's home port. Cunningham said he would speak to the president about the matter. Both said they hoped to get support from California's congressional delegation. Cunningham also spoke of a marketing offensive. The community's job is to show the advantages of going to San Diego, with its all-year training areas, he said. Navy officials had spoken of the carrier being home-ported here, Hunter said. Yet he said there is nothing in the law that requires a carrier to be placed in a specific home port, and that national security is the paramount concern. "If the Reagan getting home-ported here is in jeopardy, that would be a concern for us," said Mike Woiwode, president of the San Diego chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association. More ships mean more business opportunities, said Woiwode, who is technical director for ARINC ARINC Aeronautical Radio, Inc. ARINC Aircraft Radio Incorporated ARINC Aeronautical Research Incorporated , Inc. The move would not only carry a business impact but a symbolic one as well, he said. An environmental assessment process during the late 1990s laid the foundation for basing up to three nuclear-powered carriers in San Diego. |
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