The USS Gerald R. Ford, flagship of the Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 12, departed Naval Station Norfolk around 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Top officials stand behind Rear Adm. Paul Lanzilotta, commander of Carrier Strike Group 12, as he speaks to members of the press during the deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford from Naval Station ...

With the rising temperatures, kids are more likely to stay indoors and on social media this summer, and with that, a local ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Last week was big for local Navy sailors, as they headed out to sea! The USS Gerald R Ford Carrier ...

Families waving signs and banners watched a quartet of tugs push the world’s largest warship off the pier and on to its ...

Nearly 4,500 sailors from the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group set sail for a deployment to the U.S. European Command to ...

Considering the ramp-up in violence in the Near East, the USS Gerald R. Ford could have an eventful deployment.

The Norfolk-based USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group will deploy near the Middle East on Tuesday, AP reports.

The $13 billion aircraft carrier set sail for at least seven months. Navy officials say it is not a direct response to ...