25 May 2020 Crew of USS Gerald R. Ford Reflects on Fallen Service Members This Memorial Day While the crew of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) works hard, steaming in the Atlantic Ocean for its fourth independent steaming event this year, Americans across the country celebrate Memorial Day, May 25...
18 May 2020 RDML Pyle Takes Charge at Navy Warfare Development Command Rear Admiral Fred I. Pyle is the new commander at Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC). Pyle succeeds RADM John F. Meier, who is now Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (AIRLANT), Norfolk, Va. Meier served as NWDC commander since July 2019...
18 May 2020 Stores Elevators on Ford Increase Operational Proficiencies The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) full pallet capable stores elevators design significantly reduces crew workload and provides access to almost all of supply department's storage compartments which reduces the time it takes to on-load stores. These elevators were...
15 May 2020 FY 19 Grampaw Pettibone Award Winners Announced Training Squadron (VT) 10 and Lt. Katherine Smisson of Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 121 are winners of the 2019 Grampaw Pettibone Award...
14 May 2020 VAW-117 Carrier Qualifies on Ford, Transitions to E-2D Advanced Hawkeye The Navy's newest and most technologically-advanced aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), contributed to another milestone for naval aviation during carrier qualifications (CQ) for the "Wallbangers" of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW-117) May 12...
14 May 2020 Ford Commences Second Round of Carrier Qualifications USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the only carrier qualification (CQ) asset regularly available on the East Coast this year, commenced its second round of CQs for Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) pilots May 10, with a healthy and mission focused crew...
12 May 2020 In-port Preparations Propel Ford Toward Another Post-Delivery Milestone USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) progresses toward another major milestone during the ship's 10th window of opportunity for maintenance (WOO) 10, ensuring mission readiness for their upcoming independent steaming event (ISE)...
11 May 2020 America's Shipyard is Open for Business With its long-standing motto of "Any Ship, Anytime, Anywhere," Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) has long prided itself on the versatility, availability, and scope of its work, and those qualities are continuing to ring true during the COVID-19 pandemic...
11 May 2020 109 Years of Naval Aviation: Inspiring Legacy and Future Every year on May 8 United States naval aviators pause to commemorate the birth of naval aviation and reflect on the numerous milestones accomplished by their predecessors...
08 May 2020 Carrier Strike Group 12 Holds Change of Command Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG 12) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, May 7...