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The World’s Largest Aircraft Carrier Just Won Another Award
The USS Gerald R. Ford recently won the annual Fund Award—less than a year after receiving the Battenberg Cup, which honors the "best all-around ship in the Atlantic Fleet." ...
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Ford-Class: The Largest Aircraft Aircraft Carrier Ever (And Largest Warship Ever)
The U.S. Navy’s Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers are the largest and most technologically advanced warships ever built, ...
HRS: USS Gerald R Ford Strike Group heads to Europe
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Last week was big for local Navy sailors, as they headed out to sea! The USS Gerald R Ford Carrier ...
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U.S. Navy Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier: 5 Biggest Complaints
The U.S. Navy’s new Ford-class aircraft carriers face five major complaints despite their power. -The first is “brutal ...
Opinion
Editorial: Our community holds its breath as USS Ford Strike Group departs
Carrier deployments may be a familiar sight here, but an escalating conflict in the Middle East made the Ford’s send-off feel more ominous.
USS Gerald R. Ford departs Naval Station Norfolk, bound for Mediterranean Sea
The USS Gerald R. Ford, flagship of the Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 12, departed Naval Station Norfolk around 9 a.m. Tuesday.