Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Anderson Branch | Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet | 05.02.2023
NORFOLK, Va. - The capital ship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), departed Naval Station Norfolk for a routine deployment, May 2. GRFCSG consists of Gerald R. Ford, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Anderson Branch | Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet | 05.02.2023
NORFOLK, Va. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) departs Naval Station Norfolk May 2, 2023. Ramage deployed as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anderson W. Branch)...
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Anderson Branch | Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet | 05.02.2023
NORFOLK, Va. - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) departs Naval Station Norfolk for deployment May 2, 2023. McFaul deployed as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anderson W. Branch)...
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Arroyo | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 03.04.2023
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sawyer Connally | Carrier Strike Group 12 | 10.20.2022
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) conducts various evolutions in the Atlantic Ocean as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group, Oct, 2022. The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is on its inaugural deployment conducting training and operations alongside NATO Allies and partners to enhance integration for future operations and......
Video by Seaman Apprentice Madysson Ritter | Carrier Strike Group 12 | 05.02.2019
190502-N-UM706-001 LUXOR, Egypt (May 2, 2019) Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) visit the tombs and temples located in Luxor, Egypt during a morale, welfare and recreation (MWR) tour. Sailors had the opportunity to see the tombs of the legends of the country. Nitze is underway as part of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG)......
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Caitlin Coyle | U.S. Navy | 04.12.2019
ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 12, 2019) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts an air power demonstration rehearsal. Abraham Lincoln is underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, 6th, and 7th fleet areas of operation. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed......
Video by Seaman Jason Waite | Carrier Strike Group 12 | 04.11.2019
190411-N-SS350 ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 11, 2019) - Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) prepare for and hold ship-board qualifications with the M9 service pistol. Bainbridge is underway as part of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas......
