Ford was quickly dispatched to the eastern Mediterranean after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Its strike group includes eight squadrons of attack and support aircraft under Carrier Air Wing 8, the ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group completed the final certification needed to ready the aircraft carrier for its maiden warfighting deployment. The Ford slipped into port Sunday at Naval … ...

The Ford strike group, commanders said, have spent the past several weeks working with the USS Harry S. Truman. The aircraft carrier returned June 1 from the Red Sea, where it combatted drones and ...

In today’s fast-moving world of global conflict, speed, power, and precision are the ultimate advantages. The USS Gerald R.

Carrier deployments may be a familiar sight here, but an escalating conflict in the Middle East made the Ford’s send-off feel more ominous.

The U.S. Navy said the presence of its aircraft carriers have deterred adversaries from striking against the country's ...

The U.S. was already planning to deploy the carrier Gerald R. Ford when U.S. warplanes bombed three Iranian sites early Sunday to support Israel’s goals.

The Ford Carrier Strike Group will bring an additional 4,500 sailors. While the Ford will head to the Navy’s European command area first, where it may go after that had not been announced as of ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The United States' most advanced aircraft carrier left its base in Virginia Tuesday for a regularly scheduled deployment that could position it near Israel after the U.S ...

US carrier strike group will embark on scheduled deployment amid Middle East tensions The United States’ most advanced aircraft carrier will leave Virginia for a regularly scheduled deployment ...

USS Gerald R Ford, shown here returning from deployment in early 2024, recently completed its first integrated at-sea training. (Janes/Michael Fabey) The ships of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 ...

NORFOLK, Va. (Tribune News Service) — The USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group completed the final certification needed to ready the aircraft carrier for its maiden warfighting deployment.