The U.S. Navy’s Aircraft Carrier Battle Group, led by the USS Gerald R. Ford, conducts a patrol mission in the Adriatic Sea. The world’s largest aircraft carrier arrived in the Mediterranean in early summer 2023.
What is known
The home of the USS Gerald R. Ford is Norfolk, Virginia. The aircraft carrier’s journey, worth more than $13 billion, began a few months ago. In late spring he made a historic visit to Oslo, and months later he docked in Croatia.
In August, the USS Gerald R. Ford arrived in Turkey. Previously, she took part in exercises with landing ships Anadolu, Goksu, Gediz, Imbat, Meltem, Burakreis and F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft.
The USS Gerald R. Ford’s fighter squadron includes the EA-18G Growler and F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft as well as the MH-60S and MH-60R helicopters. The aircraft carrier battle group also includes the destroyers USS Ramage (DDG-61) and USS McFaul (DDG-74) and the cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60).
The USS Gerald R. Ford was deployed in Europe as a replacement for the USS Harry Truman. The eighth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier left the Mediterranean, where it had been stationed since mid-spring 2022 amid the war in Ukraine.
Those: USNI News, National Review
2023-09-12 17:37:30
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