Summary and Key Points: Caleb Larson, a Berlin-based conflict journalist and Master of Public Policy, analyzes the record-breaking 230-day deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. -As the supercarrier transits from Operation Southern Spear in the Caribbean to the Middle East, the crew faces a critical “quality-of-life” bottleneck: a failing … Continue reading ‘Toilets’ from a Cruise Ship: Why Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford’s Sewage System Have an ‘Acute Bottleneck’