Shock trials for the ship are expected to be underway in 2021. Author: Alex Littlehales (WVEC) Updated: 7:00 PM EST March 10, 2021
NORFOLK, Va. The days out at sea are long, but they are worth it for the crew aboard USS Gerald R. Ford. I went to bed around zero-one [1 a.m.] and got up about zero-six [ 6 a.m.] and we were already setting up to track Learjet targets as part of our combat systems qualifications, Commanding Officer Capt. Paul Lanzilotta recently told 13News Now.
For the first time in the calendar year, 13News Now embarked to the Ford to catch a glimpse of the ship s progress. The last embark came in November 2020, when the ship had completed roughly 70 percent of its Post-Delivery Tests and Trials and was performing its first fully-integrated carrier strike group operations.