Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 06.09.2025
Lt. Nicholas Curta, a judge advocate assigned to the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), was named the Shiphandler of the Year for 2024 by Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, an honor typically reserved for unrestricted surface warfare officers whose job specialty is ship driving....
Courtesy Story | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 05.12.2025
NORFOLK, Va. – In a time-honored naval tradition, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), held a change of command aboard the ship at Naval Station Norfolk, May 12....
Courtesy Story | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 04.28.2025
NORFOLK – The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), hosted a one-day Friends and Family Day cruise, April 26....
Story by Ensign John Pearson | Carrier Strike Group 12 | 10.25.2024
Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRF CSG) units are currently underway conducting surface warfare advanced tactical training (SWATT)....
Story by United States Fleet Forces Command | Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command | 09.30.2024
NORFOLK, Va. - The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was named the best all-around ship in the Atlantic Fleet based on accumulation of achievements, Sept. 30....
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 11.01.2023
On the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Sailors in silver suits and red cranials stand the watch as the first line of defense in case the worst of circumstances occurs. An aircraft crash. These Sailors are aviation boatswain’s mates, part of air department’s crash and salvage division. In the rare event of a fire, mass casualty, or......
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jackson Adkins | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 06.17.2023
The world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) medical department celebrates the 125th birthday of the hospital corpsman (HM) rate. President William McKinley established the HM rate on June 17, 1898....
Courtesy Story | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 03.01.2023
Sailors aboard the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) celebrate International Women of Color Day, March 1, 2023....
