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USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

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US carrier force readiness strained by record Ford deployment

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Returned to Norfolk; entering extended maintenance

The USS Gerald R. Ford steamed back into Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday after 320 days at sea, the longest US carrier deployment since the Vietnam War. The crew of 4,500 sailors fought in two combat operations, supported the capture of a foreign head of state, and lived through a 30-hour shipboard fire.

Updated 7 hours ago