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Until the USS John F. Kennedy officially enters service with the Navy, the USS Ford will remain the sole ship in its class to ...
After upgrades and testing, the USS Gerald R Ford deploys again, signaling growing US naval presence and potential escalation planning in the Middle East.
The US Navy’s newest and biggest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is set be deployed to the Mediterranean, according to a report.
The USS Gerald R. Ford, flagship of the Navy’s Carrier Strike Group 12, departed Naval Station Norfolk around 9 a.m. Tuesday.
The USS Gerald R. Ford's last deployment came to an end in January 2024. The strike group left in May 2023 for a six-month deployment in the U.S. European Command area, but their mission was ...
Considering the ramp-up in violence in the Near East, the USS Gerald R. Ford could have an eventful deployment. The world’s largest warship departed Norfolk, Virginia, to commence its scheduled ...
NORFOLK, Va. — The Norfolk-based USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group was en route to Europe by mid-morning Tuesday after departing from Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly-scheduled ...
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is slated to deploy next week to the 6th Fleet area of operations, moving a third carrier strike group closer to the conflict between Israel and Iran, a U.S ...
USS Gerald R. Ford sailors wave to the pier prior to the ship's departure from Naval Station Norfolk, June 24, for a regularly scheduled deployment. More.
A sailor form USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) watches USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) depart from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on June 24, 2025. USNI News Photo ...
Loved ones gathered as numerous sailors deployed with the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier from Naval Station Norfolk in the early hours of Tuesday, June 24, 2025. About 4,500 sailors ...