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 ...
USS Ford (CVN-78) represents a generational leap in the Navy’s power projection strategy. While the US Navy’s 10 Nimitz-class supercarriers have earned their reputation as true forces of power ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
This carrier group is centered around the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and it includes surface escorts and support vessels The USS Gerald. R Ford comes with an airwing of at least 75 aircraft at the ...
A sailor form USS Mesa Verde (LPD-19) watches USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) depart from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on June 24, 2025. USNI News Photo NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. — Families waving signs ...
The lead vessel of a new class of nuclear-powered supercarriers, USS Gerald R. Ford is currently the largest warship ever constructed in terms of displacement. Following a deployment to the North Sea ...