US aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford to complete longest deployment since Vietnam War
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US aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford is expected to return to Norfolk, Virginia, on May 16.
PHOTO: REUTERS
John Ismay
WASHINGTON – The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford is expected to return home in Norfolk, Virginia, on May 16, after completing the longest deployment by a US warship since the Vietnam War.
What began on June 24, 2025, as a peacetime cruise with scheduled port calls in the Mediterranean and the North Sea changed drastically in October when the ship was in Split, Croatia.