米空母レーガンが横須賀出港　任務終え、本国帰還へ

　米海軍第７艦隊の原子力空母「ロナルド・レーガン」が１６日午前、日本での任務を終え、横須賀基地（神奈川県横須賀市）から米国に向けて出港した。西太平洋での警戒・監視任務に就いた後、本国に帰還。後継となる同型艦「ジョージ・ワシントン」は今年後半に到着する。
　艦長のダリル・カードーン大佐は出港に先立ち、「日本は乗組員を温かく迎え入れてくれ、彼らにとって第二の故郷となった」と強調。エマニュエル駐日大使も駆け付け、「乗組員と家族の無私の精神、奉仕に対し、心から感謝する」と述べた。（2024/05/16-12:46）

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan departed the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, on Thursday after nine years of deployment in Japan.
   The carrier will return to the United States after patrolling in the western Pacific. The aircraft carrier USS George Washington will arrive in Japan later this year to take over.
   "Japan has been an incredible host and a second home for the crew," Capt. Daryle Cardone, the Ronald Reagan's commanding officer, said before the carrier's departure.
   U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel said that the Ronald Reagan's crew "deserve our heartfelt appreciation for their selflessness, their service, and their sacrifice in keeping the Indo-Pacific safe, secure, and stable."
   The George Washington was deployed to the Yokosuka base, home to the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, in 2008 was replaced by the Ronald Reagan in 2015.