Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is now operating in the Mediterranean after leaving the Red Sea last week, USNI News has learned. Ford transited the Suez Canal last week, a defense official confirmed to USNI News. The carrier is expected to sail home to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., after breaking the post-Cold War deployment record last month, USNI News reported at the time. As of Monday, Ford has been deployed for 314 days. The carrier operated in the Red Sea over the last several weeks amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. During that time, the U.S. briefly
Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Operating in the Mediterranean Sea
Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is now operating in the Mediterranean after leaving the Red Sea last week, USNI News has learned. Ford transited the Suez Canal last week, a defense official confirmed to USNI News. The carrier is expected to sail home to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., after