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Carrier Air Wing 8 F/A-18E Super Hornets attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 37 fly by the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during the squadron's in-flight change of command ceremony, August 1, 2025. Gerald R. Ford, a first-in-class nuclear aircraft carrier and deployed flagship of Carrier Strike Group Twelve, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality, and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and defend U.S., Allied, and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Brianna Barnett)

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11 Brutal Months at Sea: USS Gerald R. Ford Might Break the Aircraft Carrier Deployment Record Post-Vietnam

Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford 11-Month Deployment Rivals USS Nimitz’s 341-Day Record The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is expected to complete an...

Steve BalestrieriApril 2, 2026

The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) picks up speed as she steams through the western Pacific Ocean on Aug. 25, 2004. Stennis and her embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are conducting exercises at sea on a regularly scheduled deployment.

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The U.S. Navy Will Soon Have 3 Aircraft Carriers ‘Out Of Action’

11 U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers on Paper, 8 ‘Available’ in Reality In March 2026, the USS Gerald R. Ford arrived in Split, Croatia, for...

Jack BuckbyApril 1, 2026

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 29, 2019) USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducts high-speed turns in the Atlantic Ocean. Ford is at sea conducting sea trials following the in port portion of its 15 month post-shakedown availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor Loessin)

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Sailors on the USS Gerald R. Ford Are Sleeping on Floors and Tables After a Fire Destroyed Their Mattresses — The Ship Has Been Deployed Since June

Deployment After Deployment: The U.S. Navy’s Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Is Being Tested The USS Gerald R. Ford Has Been All Over...

Brent M. EastwoodApril 1, 2026

A U.S. Sailor signals the launch of an E/A-18G Growler aircraft, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron 142, from the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 31, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Everyone Is Trashing the USS Gerald R. Ford — It Replaced Every Major System on a Nimitz Carrier and Most of Them Are Working

The USS Gerald R. Ford Is the Biggest and Most Expensive Aircraft Carrier Ever for a Reason Since the start of the ongoing Operation...

Isaac SeitzMarch 31, 2026

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The 5 Letter Word That Makes the Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Worth Every Penny

EMALS: The Ford-class Aircraft Carrier Just Might Be the Best on Earth The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, also known as EMALS, pioneered by the...

Caleb LarsonMarch 28, 2026

A U.S. Sailor signals to an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 31, on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway during Operation Epic Fury, March 9, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Cost $13,000,000,000: 600 Sailors Are Sleeping on Decks After a 30-Hour Fire

The U.S. Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Has Been Tested To the Limit The USS Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy’s...

Georgia GilholyMarch 27, 2026

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed Naval Station Norfolk to make the transit to Newport News Shipyard in support of her Planned Incremental Availability (PIA), a six-month period of modernization, maintenance, and repairs, Aug. 20, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Seelbach)

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‘Run Into the Ground’: U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Might Need 14 Months of Repairs

National security expert Brandon J. Weichert analyzes the compounding crises aboard the $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford. From crippling sewage system failures to...

Brandon WeichertMarch 25, 2026

U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing 8 aircraft fly in formation over the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during Carrier Air Wing 8’s aerial change of command ceremony while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 19, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo)

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600 Sailors Are Sleeping on Decks Aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford Due to Fire — Some Keep Suggesting the Aircraft Carrier Was Sabotaged

Award-winning national security journalist Stephen Silver analyzes the recent 30-hour fire aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier. While speculative reports from British...

Stephen SilverMarch 23, 2026

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducts high-speed turns in the Atlantic Ocean. Ford is at sea conducting sea trials following the in port portion of its 15 month post-shakedown availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor Loessin)

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USS Gerald R. Ford’s Laundry Fire Was So Bad the Navy Had to Strip 1,000 Mattresses From America’s Next Aircraft Carrier to Replace Them

The Crete Pivot and the Fire: Why the USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier is Leaving the Red Sea The USS Gerald R. Ford...

Christian D. OrrMarch 21, 2026

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‘Psychological Breaking Point’: U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford Has Been Pushed to Its Limits

The 11-Month Breaking Point: The Grueling Reality of the USS Ford’s Record Aircraft Carrier Deployment The modern aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford was...

Kris OsbornMarch 21, 2026

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Everyone Is Trashing the USS Gerald R. Ford — It Replaced Every Major System on a Nimitz Carrier and Most of Them Are Working

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The 5 Letter Word That Makes the Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Worth Every Penny

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Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Cost $13,000,000,000: 600 Sailors Are Sleeping on Decks After a 30-Hour Fire

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‘Run Into the Ground’: U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Might Need 14 Months of Repairs

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