Doggone deployment: Navy carriers em-‘bark’ mental health pupsThe Navy is testing out a program to embark therapy dogs aboard aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships.By Diana Stancy2 months ago
USS Delbert D Black concludes brief surge deployment with carrier FordDelbert D. Black's three-month deployment tested a new Navy concept of cycling out a carrier strike group's destroyers during deployment.By Diana Stancy3 months ago
Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group to deploy to Europe this week“The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group will depart from Norfolk, Va., in the coming week in line with its standard deployment schedule."By Diana Stancy7 months ago
Biden vows US resolve to back Israel as USS Ford enters regionThe White House confirmed it has already begun delivering critically needed munitions and military equipment to Israel.By Aamer Madhani and Tara Copp7 months ago
Israel-Hamas war reveals challenges to US pullback in Middle EastDefense analysts say the U.S. may face challenges in extracting American forces from the region in the wake of Hamas' attack on Israel.By Geoff Ziezulewicz7 months ago
US military to move a carrier strike group in support of IsraelDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he's ordered the Ford carrier strike group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to be ready to assist Israel.By Tara Copp, AP7 months ago
Navy chief on destroyer Ramage dies on deployment to North SeaThe guided-missile destroyer, part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, deployed in May.By Geoff Ziezulewicz11 months ago
Carrier Ford arrives in NATO member Norway, to take part in drillsNorwegian military leaders say upcoming training gives them “a unique opportunity ... to work more closely with our most important ally."By Jan M. Olsen, The Associated Press12 months ago
USS Gerald R Ford leaves Norfolk for first full-length deploymentThe Ford, which was originally supposed to deploy in 2018, completed a brief, inaugural deployment last year.By Diana Stancy13 months ago
Aircraft carrier Ford embarks with full air wing for first timeThe ship will now operate with the full air wing during the Composite Unit Training Exercise ahead of a deployment later this year.By Diana Stancy14 months ago
Carrier Gerald R Ford returns to Norfolk after brief deploymentThe carrier will conduct a lengthier deployment in 2023.By Diana Stancy18 months ago
USS Gerald R Ford slated to wrap up first deploymentThe carrier, which got underway on Oct. 4, and its strike group focused on air defense, anti-subsurface warfare, and distributed maritime operations.By Diana Stancy18 months ago