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The USS Gerald R Ford nuclear aircraft carrier could be out of action for a year or more

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy’s lead Ford-class aircraft carrier, is heading into a major repair period after a ...
Navy Times on MSN

Toilet issues on USS Gerald R Ford are 'highly exaggerated,' says CNO

Misuse by sailors was partly to blame for challenges with the USS Gerald R. Ford's toilets, the Chief of Naval Operations ...
Stars and Stripes

Maintenance, morale and money: USS Gerald R. Ford’s record-setting deployment presents many questions

USS Gerald R. Ford returned to Norfolk Naval Station, Va., on Saturday, 326 days after leaving for what was supposed to be a ...

America’s most expensive aircraft carrier finally returns after a year of global crises

USS Gerald R. Ford returns to Norfolk after an 11-month deployment across Venezuela, Iran and Europe, marking the longest US ...
Navy Times

US Navy is reviewing cost of future Ford-class carriers to ensure they ‘make sense’

The Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, seen here in Souda Bay, Greece, cost roughly $13 billion to manufacture. (MCS3 Hannah Donahue/U.S. Navy) Recently ousted Navy Secretary ...