NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Family of crew members assigned to the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) gathered at Naval Station Norfolk the morning of June 24, 2025 to say goodbye ...

The U.S. Navy's Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), left, USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), front, USS Mahan (DDG 72), back, USS Bainbridge (DDG ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Loved ones gathered as numerous sailors deployed with the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the most advanced aircraft carrier in the world, serving as the flagship of the U.S. Navy. Powered by two nuclear reactors, it can operate for over 20 years without ...

Four F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, fly over the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), during a friends and family day ...

The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group entered the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of responsibility (AOR) on Nov. 11, 2025, after a high profile redeployment from European waters. Alongside ...

Venezuela's Maduro issues appeal for peace to people of United States The president warned that the naval presence — more than a dozen ships and 12,000 troops led by the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R.

Ships from the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, which deployed from Naval Station Norfolk in June, are now operating alongside NATO Allies in the Mediterranean Sea. According to U.S. Navy ...

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world… ...

The USS Gerald Ford and its embarked carrier air wing maintain a high pace of flight operations as part of training prior to its next deployment. Credit: Brian Everstine/AW&ST The U.S. Navy’s newest ...