10 April 2020 U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers, Squadrons Producing Fabric Face Coverings to Safeguard Personnel Sailors assigned aboard U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and squadrons are combining forces to produce fabric face coverings to safeguard their shipmates...
07 April 2020 Ford's Combat Systems put to the Test USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) recently completed testing of vital combat systems while underway in the Atlantic Ocean...
26 March 2020 Ford Perfects Sustainability at Sea with First Vertical Replenishment After 14 days at sea conducting flight operations and multiple certifications, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed its first vertical replenishment (VERTREP) with MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters...
23 March 2020 Ready for the Fleet: Ford Completes Flight Deck, CATCC Certifications "Man all flight quarters stations!" These words were heard across every space on USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) last week as she prepared to launch "cat" and recover "trap" aircraft from Carrier Air Wing EIGHT (CVW 8), in order to complete Flight Deck...
18 March 2020 Ford's Portside Anchor Makes Splash for First Time USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted an inaugural anchoring evolution during its independent steaming event on March 15. It was the first time Ford conducted the evolution using its port side anchor...
06 March 2020 CNAL Speaks With Rotary Club Members About Naval Aviation Rear Adm. Roy Kelley, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL) spoke with members of Hampton Roads Rotary Club in Virginia Beach, March 6...
03 March 2020 USS Gerald R. Ford Prepares to Begin Flight Deck Certification USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is poised to log major milestones this month, when Carrier Strike Group Twelve (CSG-12) assumes operational control of the first ship of the Navy's newest class of aircraft carrier and the ship begins flight deck certification off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia...
11 February 2020 Ford Gets Pumped, Receives 1.3 Million Gallons of Fuel USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted a successful replenishment-at-sea (RAS) Feb. 8, marking the ship's first time receiving fuel from a replenishment ship in more than 24 months...
07 February 2020 C-ARTS: High-Velocity Training at Sailor's Point of Need A ribbon-cutting ceremony on board Naval Station Norfolk, Feb. 7 officially unveiled the Carrier-Advanced Reconfigurable Training System facility...
04 February 2020 CVN 79 Sailors Celebrate the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) sailors celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King and reflect on his message of service of during a ceremony held at Newport News shipbuilding...