USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy and the lead ship of her class. The ship is named after the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford, whose World War II naval service included combat duty aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey in the Pacific Theater. [17]

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the most capable, adaptable, and lethal combat platform in the world, maintaining the Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale through sustained...

The CVN 78 class was designed to have better weapons movement paths, largely eliminating horizontal movements within the ship. Current plans call for advanced weapons elevators to move from storage areas to dedicated weapons handling areas.

Jan 17, 2024 · Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) pulled into Naval Station Norfolk on Wednesday after a deployment to the Mediterranean that included three extensions. The Navy’s newest in-service aircraft carrier left in May for a deployment that lasted more than eight months.

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78): Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the lead ship of her class of United States Navy new supercarriers. It is currently a pre-commissioning unit (PCU) expected to be commissioned into the Navy in 2017.

Jan 1, 2024 · USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is now set to depart the Eastern Mediterranean and return to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., after its deployment was extended twice by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, according to the announcement.

In FY24, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed a 262-day deployment, returning to home port in January 2024. While deployed, CVN 78 and its embarked air wing executed operational missions in support of combatant commander requirements.

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Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the first new design for an aircraft carrier since USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The aircraft carrier, with its embarked carrier air wing, is a preeminent asset for...

The Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is the lead ship of its class of U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and is named after the 38th President of the United States Gerald R. Ford, Jr., (1913-2006), whose World War II naval service included combat duty aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey (CVL 26) in the Pacific Theater.

NORFOLK, Va. —The Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) will deploy and operate alongside a coalition of allied forces together in the Atlantic area...

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) returned to its homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, January 17, 2024, following an 8-month deployment. Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron NINE (HSC 9) Returns...

The aircraft carriers CVN-78, CVN-79, CVN-80, and CVN-81 are the first four ships in the Navy’s new Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs).

May 2, 2023 · First-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) sailed down the James River into the Atlantic around 3:30 p.m., according to ship spotters. The deployment of the Ford CSG will operationalize a new series of technologies aboard the carrier, commander Capt. Rick Burgess said in a statement.

Feb 22, 2025 · Capt. Mark Lawrence relieved Capt. James Von St. Paul as commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2 during a ceremony aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), February 22, 2025.The ceremony was held before military and, Commander, Naval Surface Forces Atlantic

Aug 24, 2023 · The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is a first-in-class aircraft carrier, and the fast-new aircraft carrier designed in over 40 years. The Sailors who serve aboard Ford are tasked with ensuring tl1e ship is able to execute national tasking for decades to come.

Oct 23, 2023 · The largest and most advanced aircraft carrier in existence, the USS Gerald R Ford (CVN-78) is what the newest generation of warships looks like.

Aug 9, 2021 · USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully conducted a third explosive event off the coast of Jacksonville, FL, on 8 Aug., marking the completion of the ship’s Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST).

Propulsion system: two A1B nuclear reactors, four shafts . Lengths, overall: 1.092 feet (332.85 meters) Flight Deck Width: 252 feet (76.8 meters) Beam: 134 feet (40.84 meters) Draft: 39 feet (7.8 meters) Displacement: approx. 100,000 tons full load. Speed: 30+ knots. Aircraft: 90 fixed wing and helicopters, 4 EMALS Electromagnetic . Catapults.

Mar 1, 2022 · NORFOLK, Va. - USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completed sea trials off the coast of Virginia this week, marking the successful conclusion of its inaugural Planned Incremental...