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USS Gerald R. Ford returns to Norfolk after first full deployment
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), which has spent more than eight months away in the Mediterranean, is returning home. https://www.wavy.com/news/military/naval-station ...
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Gerald Ford was clumsy even as a sailor - and now the aircraft carrier that bears his name has a statue immortalizing it
Gerald Ford had a reputation for being clumsy. As we learned during our tour of the new USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, the former president's clumsiness almost cost him his life as a young ...
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The cost of the Navy's USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier
The USS Ford is the most advanced aircraft carrier the US has ever built. The tally for the total cost is $13.3 billion, nearly 30% more than initial estimates. However, more costs are expected.
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Even while tied up in port, the Navy's newest aircraft carrier is still testing its ability to fight
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed the 12th of 18 windows of opportunity (WOO) for maintenance September 1, as part of her 18-month Post Delivery Test and Trials (PDT&T) phase of operations ...
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Report: The US's new $13 billion aircraft carrier is 'premature' with 'unproven technologies'
Three months before the delivery of the Navy's first-in-class, $13 billion Ford class carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, an independent review ordered by the Pentagon's top weapons buyer has ...