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USS Gerald Ford set to deploy amid Israel-Iran conflict
The aircraft carrier is deploying as part of a regularly scheduled deployment, a defense official said.
By Riley Ceder
Doggone deployment: Navy carriers em-‘bark’ mental health pups
The Navy is testing out a program to embark therapy dogs aboard aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships.
By Diana Stancy
USS Delbert D Black concludes brief surge deployment with carrier Ford
Delbert D. Black's three-month deployment tested a new Navy concept of cycling out a carrier strike group's destroyers during deployment.
By Diana Stancy
USS Gerald R. Ford leaders look back on maiden (and extended) cruise
How the brand-new aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford and its largely green crew found their sea legs together.
By Diana Stancy
Aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford returns home after 8-month deployment
The USS Gerald R. Ford returned home on Jan. 17.
By Sarah Sicard
Austin makes unannounced visit to aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford to sail closer to Israel the day after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas.
By Tara Copp, AP
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger dies at 100
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger exerted uncommon influence on global affairs under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford.
By Nancy Benac
Early Ford carrier maintenance costs lower than planned, Navy says
Early Ford-class maintenance costs are lower than expected, meaning the aircraft carriers could save more than predicted compared to the Nimitz class.
When will the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group come home?
The carrier and its armada left the East Coast in May.
Eisenhower strike group, submarine arrive in Middle East
The Eisenhower’s presence in the region marks the first time a carrier has operated in Central Command’s area of responsibility since 2021.
By Diana Stancy