 The ship departed for an Asian deployment on 2 February 2011.On 11 March 2011, "Ronald Reagan" was in the Korean peninsula region for a long-planned exercise off Korea, but was redirected towards Japan to provide support after the massive 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.The ship, stationed off Sendai, served as a refueling station for Japanese coast guard and military helicopters on relief missions in the area.