The pier at Naval Station Norfolk was packed on a warm July 2026 morning when the USS Gerald R. Ford finally slid into view.
Nearly 4,500 sailors of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group are scheduled to return to Naval Station Norfolk on Saturday morning, May 16, following a historic and successful 11-month deployment.
The award, for actions during the war with Iran, was given as the USS Gerald R. Ford returned home after a 326-day deployment.
War Secretary Pete Hegseth presented the presidential unit citation to the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group on Saturday as the naval squadron returned home from a nearly 11-month deployment, ...
The vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean has become the world’s most critical maritime battleground, where massive floating cities of American military might patrol waters that could determine the future ...