03 May 2024 Carrier Strike Group 12 Holds Change of Command Ceremony NORFOLK, Va. — Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 held a change of command ceremony at the Pennsylvania House on Naval Station Norfolk, May 3, 2024...
08 January 2024 USS McFaul Returns Home from 8-month Deployment NORFOLK, Va. - The Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) returned to Norfolk, Va., Jan. 4, 2024 after an 8-month deployment to the Atlantic Ocean and U.S. 5th Fleet areas of operations...
02 December 2023 The World’s Largest Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Souda Bay SOUDA BAY, Crete - The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 arrived in Souda Bay, Crete for a scheduled port visit, Dec 2, 2023...
03 April 2023 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Completes COMPTUEX NORFOLK, Va. – The Sailors, ships, squadrons and staffs of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) successfully completed composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), April 2, 2023...
03 March 2023 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Commences Multi-Week Exercise to Fully Certify as Combat-Deployable U.S. Warship ATLANTIC OCEAN - The Sailors, ships, squadrons and staffs of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) commenced their final deployment certification exercise, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), March 2...
12 February 2023 USS Gerald R. Ford Sailors Watch the Super Bowl Underway ATLANTIC OCEAN - Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) gathered to watch Super Bowl LVII in the ship’s hangar bay while underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications, Feb. 12, 2023...
14 November 2022 U.S. Navy’s Newest Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Arrives in Portsmouth PORTSMOUTH, United Kingdom - Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile cruiser USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) arrived in Portsmouth, U.K. for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 14, 2022...
02 November 2022 USS Gerald R. Ford departs from Halifax HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Nov. 1, 2022, concluding the ship’s first international port visit...
02 November 2022 Ford Strengthening Relations with the Royal Canadian Navy ATLANTIC OCEAN — Visiting ports is not just about sightseeing and adventuring. It’s about building relations and helping the community. During their first international port visit, Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) not only played in a...
05 October 2022 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Departs for First Deployment NORFOLK, Va. - The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), departed from Naval Station Norfolk on its first deployment to conduct operations and training exercises alongside NATO allies and partners throughout the...