More than eight months into an extended deployment, the Sailors aboard USS Gerald R. Ford continue to demonstrate resilience, professionalism, and sustained morale while operating far from home.
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford and its escort ships are sailing across the Atlantic Ocean and heading for the Strait of Gibraltar as they reposition for operations in the U.S. Central Command region amid heightened tensions with Iran.
The United States will send the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, to the Middle East to join another carrier already in the region.
The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group has transited the Anegada Passage and entered the Caribbean Sea on 16 November.
NATO has confirmed the successful completion of Neptune Strike 25-3, a long-planned enhanced vigilance activity demonstrating the integration of high-end maritime strike capabilities with air-land operations.
According to NATO, “The Neptune Strike series is designed to demonstrate NATO’s ability to integrate high-end maritime strike capabilities, strengthen deterrence and ensure freedom of navigation across critical waterways. It also aims to secure strategic maritime chokepoints while testing interoperability across air, land and sea.” The exercise, led by Naval Striking and Support Forces
The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), deployed in the U.S. European Command area of responsibility, arrived in Oslo, Norway.
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The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRF CSG) led a joint maritime force with NATO Allies Norway, Germany and France, alongside Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM), in routine operations in the High North between 23 August and 8 September 2025.
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), along with guided-missile destroyers USS Mahan (DDG 72), USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), transited the Strait of Dover into the North Sea on 17 August.
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) arrived in Marseille, France, on 4 August 2025 for a scheduled port visit.
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the United States’ newest and world’s largest aircraft carrier, transited the Strait of Gibraltar on 19 July 2025.
The United States Navy has awarded its 2024 Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), currently deployed in the Atlantic Ocean.
