ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (December 1, 2025) – The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), currently deployed in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, arrived in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, for a scheduled port visit, Dec. 1, 2025.
Gerald R. Ford’s visit to St. Thomas is the first port visit since entering U.S. Southern Command in support of Operation Southern Spear, operating under U.S. Fourth Fleet.
“The Sailors in our carrier strike group team have been extremely adaptable, taking our U.S. Southern Command tasking as priority number one and each doing their part to support the defense of our Homeland,” said Rear Adm. Paul Lanzilotta, commander of Carrier Strike Group Twelve....
260824-N-CO502-1060 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Aug. 24, 2026) Damage Controlman 3rd Class Louis Oropeza, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), inspects a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) aboard the ship. John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipbuilding conducting Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) to prepare the ship for the second half of its 50-year service life. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Paige Brown)
