USS Ford returns home after 11-month deployment supporting the Iran war and Maduro’s capture
The 326-day mission included combat operations, a shipboard fire and repeated plumbing problems, and about 4,500 sailors returned home.
- The USS Gerald R. Ford returned to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on Saturday, ending a 326-day deployment—the longest for an American warship since the Vietnam War.
- Departing last year for a routine cruise, the $13 billion ship was diverted by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Caribbean for the operation capturing Nicolas Maduro and later to the Middle East for Iran war operations.
- Throughout the 11-month mission, the crew conducted more than 11,800 launches but faced significant hardships, including a laundry room fire that displaced 600 sailors for 30 hours and persistent mechanical issues with flight deck systems.
- Thousands of families gathered at the pier to welcome the sailors, though the deployment strained morale and prompted complaints during a March town hall meeting regarding food shortages and communication delays.
- The Ford's advanced electronic catapult system provided unique firepower options for American military objectives, while the record-breaking duration reflects the operational cost of maintaining such a demanding global presence.
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USS Ford Finally Is Home
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world largest aircraft carrier, returned home to Virginia on Saturday after an 11-month deployment , the longest since the Vietnam War, that saw it support the war with Iran and the capture of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. The most advanced US warship and two accompanying...
American aircraft carrier has been in the Caribbean and the Middle East on its longest deployment since the Vietnam War.
USS Gerald R Ford returns after longest deployment since Vietnam
USS Gerald R Ford returns after longest deployment since Vietnam The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, returned to Virginia on Saturday after an 11-month deployment, the longest for a US carrier since the Vietnam War era. The warship, accompanied by the destroyers USS Bainbridge and USS Mahan, docked at Naval Station Norfolk with about 5,000 sailors returning home after months supporting US operations linked to Iran and …
The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford arrived this Saturday at the port of Norfolk, in Virginia, after 11 months of deployment, the longest since the Vietnam War, after supporting the operation of the United States in Iran and in the capture of the former president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro.The largest aircraft carrier in the world, which arrived with 5,000 military personnel on board, was received by the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, who pra…
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