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NORFOLK, Va. — The USS Gerald R. Ford and the strike group bearing its name departed Tuesday afternoon from Naval Station Norfolk on the carrier’s first warfighting deployment.
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In early April, the Ford completed a month-long composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) off the East Coast, making the Ford a certified combat-deployable warship. The Navy wasted no time deploying its newest and most technologically advanced aircraft carrier, with it pushing off the pier Tuesday — just one month later.
In early April, the USS Gerald R. Ford completed a month-long training exercise off the East Coast, making it a certified combat-deployable warship.
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group left Naval Station Norfolk on Tuesday afternoon for its first global deployment, USNI News has learned. First-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) sailed down the James River into the Atlantic around 3:30 p.m., according to ship spotters. The deployment of the Ford CSG will operationalize a new series […]