Formation Flight Conducted Over U.S. Navy's Largest Supercarrier

F/A-18 Super Hornets multirole fighters, an E-2D Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft, and two MH-60S/R Seahawk helicopters flew in formation over CVN-78 ...

Navy's new John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier begins sea trials

The USS John F. Kennedy, which could homeport in Bremerton as early as 2029, has left its Virginia-based shipbuilder for ...
The Aviationist

Next U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Sets Sail for Sea Trials

The next Gerald R. Ford class supercarrier, to be known as the USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), set sail under its own power from Newport News for the first ...
Naval News

Second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier set sails for sea trials

The future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) aircraft carrier departed Newport News Shipbuilding on January 28th en route for her first round of Sea Trials.
Forbes

U.S. Navy Can't Extend Supercarrier's Caribbean Deployment Much Longer

The U.S. Navy's Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, including the flagship USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), left, USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), front, USS Mahan (DDG 72), back, USS Bainbridge (DDG ...
WZZM

Holiday travelers face delays at Gerald R. Ford Airport

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) officials say they're expecting about 14,000 passengers on Friday and Monday to kick off the holiday traveling season. However, while ...
WAVY-TV

Norfolk-based USS Gerald R. Ford involved in U.S. seizure of oil tanker off Venezuela coast

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — President Trump announced Wednesday that the United States had seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of ...
Stars and Stripes

‘An absolute honor’: Celebrity couple reflects on visit with sailors aboard USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Mahan

The USO brought Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes and social media influencer Livvy Dunne aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Mahan, both currently deployed in the Caribbean. Skenes and Dunne ...
fox17online

PFAS lawsuit against Gerald R. Ford Int'l Airport dismissed by judge

CASCADE, Mich. — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought forward by the state against Gerald R. Ford International Airport. It centered around the airport's use of aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) to ...
Reuters

Hegseth visits USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier in Latin America region

WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited sailors on the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier stationed in the Latin American region on Thursday, as President Donald ...
The National Interest

Venezuela Doesn’t Stand a Chance Against the USS Gerald R. Ford

The USS Gerald R. Ford is the most advanced aircraft carrier in the world—and has ample countermeasures to thwart any conceivable threat Venezuela’s mid-tier military could pose. The short—and ...
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Gerald R. Ford International Airport expecting another year of record-breaking Thanksgiving travel

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) in Grand Rapids is expecting record-breaking travel numbers this Thanksgiving. Heidi Groenboom, the communications and events ...