The USS Gerald R. Ford, lead ship of the Navy’s newest class of aircraft carrier, carries a full-load displacement of roughly 100,000 tons, making her the heaviest warship ever constructed. That ...

Summary and Key Points: National security analyst Stephen Silver evaluates the operational status of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) following a March 12, 2026, laundry room fire in the Red Sea.

The world’s largest aircraft carrier is finally returning home after etching its name into Navy history books by completing the longest post-Vietnam deployment by a carrier, the service’s top officer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sailors who have been aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford over the last nine months are mere days away from breaking ...

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) departs Split, Croatia, on Thursday. The extended deployment of the United States Navy’s largest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), is set ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The United Stated Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Souda Bay on March 23, ...

NAPLES, Italy — The world’s largest aircraft carrier has returned to full operational duty following a hiatus for repairs and crew rest, weeks after a shipboard fire injured three Navy sailors. USS ...

A U.S. Navy Sailor from Airborne Command and Control Squadron 124 returns to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, on May 11, 2026. (MCS Robert S. Price/ U.S. Navy) Jets and helicopters assigned to the ...

NAPLES, Italy — The Navy’s newest and world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is now operating in the Middle East’s waterways, an arrival that could signal intensified U.S. attacks against ...

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Dec. 1, 2025. (Seaman Abigail Reyes/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters) WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) — The U.S.

NORFOLK, Va. — The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has surpassed the record for the longest U.S. aircraft carrier deployment since the Vietnam War. The carrier has operated in multiple regions, including ...