USS Gerald R. Ford CSG leaves Norfolk for the first Combat-certified Deployment
The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a routine deployment, May 2.
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The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a routine deployment, May 2.
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.
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 […]