 On 10 January 2012, "Ronald Reagan"s official home port was changed to Bremerton, Washington, where she stayed for a little over a year until returning to her home port of San Diego on 21 March 2013.For the sailors being relocated, the Navy had many of their vehicles transported on the deck of the ship as a cost-saving measure.On 14 January 2014, the Navy announced that "Ronald Reagan" would replace her sister ship as the Seventh Fleet forward deployed carrier at Yokosuka, Japan in 2015.