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Norfolk-based USS Gerald R. Ford CSG begins big pre-deployment training exercise
NORFOLK, Va. — News 3 is following through, continuing our coverage of the Norfolk-based USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group's big training exercise kicking off this week. On Monday, News 3 talked ...
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Gerald R. Ford Class Aircraft Carrier
The Gerald R. Ford class is the future aircraft carrier replacement class for Enterprise and Nimitz class aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy. The Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was ordered from Newport ...
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The Navy's new aircraft carrier just put its combat systems to the test
Gerald R. Ford is a first-in-class aircraft carrier and the first new aircraft carrier designed in more than 40 years. Ford is underway conducting carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carrier may come to Bremerton as early as 2029
As the USS Nimitz counts down the time to say goodbye to Bremerton, the Navy announced its proposal to homeport another aircraft carrier at Naval Base Kitsap — the Ford-class USS John F.
How Much Does An Aircraft Carrier Really Cost? Here's What We Know
An aircraft carrier isn't exactly an impulse buy that you find on display at grocery store checkouts, and it's a purchase ...
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How the Navy pumps 1.3 million gallons of fuel into an aircraft carrier without ever pulling into port
ATLANTIC OCEAN — USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted a successful replenishment-at-sea (RAS) February 8 marking the ship's first time receiving fuel from a replenishment ship in more than 24 ...
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Carrier USS John F. Kennedy goes to the breakers
The USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy’s last non-nuclear powered aircraft carrier, is at Brownsville, Texas, to begin a two-year ...
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USS Gerald R. Ford to remain in Mediterranean Sea
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and one other warship to remain in the Mediterranean Sea for several more weeks to maintain a two-carrier ...
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Can America Afford the $13 Billion Ford-class Aircraft Carrier?
The journey of the U.S. Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carriers has not been smooth sailing. Since their inception, these cutting-edge warships have experienced delays, budgetary setbacks ...
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Gerald Ford was clumsy even as a sailor - and now the aircraft carrier that bears his name has a statue immortalizing it
As we learned during our tour of the new USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, the former president's clumsiness almost cost him his life as a young sailor. During World War II, Ford served as a ...
Defense Ministry responds to US report ‘China building large nuclear-powered aircraft carrier', says it’s ‘purely speculative’
Photo:Chinese Defense Ministry. A Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson on Friday called US reports claiming China is ...
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China is working on an enormous aircraft carrier that rivals the biggest in the U.S. fleet, analysts say
The general consensus ... take off and match U.S. carriers like the USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy's largest and most advanced aircraft carrier. To accommodate four catapults, the ship will need ...