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    Carrier Air Wing 8 Returns from Deployment

    01.16.2024 | Courtesy Story
    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – “Team Factory” of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 returned to their home base Naval Air Station Oceana on January 16, 2024, following an eight-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 to the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operation.

    Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron NINE (HSC 9) Returns...

    01.16.2024 | Courtesy Story
    (NORFOLK) – The “Tridents” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron NINE (HSC 9) returned to their homeport of Norfolk, VA on January 16, 2024, following a more than eight-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG12) to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

    ONE FLAG FEW FLY

    One flag that few ships earn the right to fly is the Silver Enlisted Surface Warfare Excellence pennant, which signifies 80 percent of all eligible Sailors with Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialists (ESWS) as their primary designator, rank E-5 through E-9, qualify in ESWS. The pennant will be flown by the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) for the first time in the ship’s history upon its return to homeport at...

    USS Gerald R. Ford Transits the Strait of Gibraltar

    01.05.2024 | Story by Lt.j.g. Paula Niederland
    The U.S. Navy’s largest and most advanced aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, transited the Strait of Gibraltar and exited the Mediterranean Sea after conducting operations in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations, Jan. 5, 2024.

    Steadfast & Service-minded: USS Gerald R. Ford's...

    12.29.2023 | Courtesy Story
    As Sailors aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) serve during the ship’s first deployment, the training department continues its mission, training Sailors for general quarters, introductory damage control qualifications tests, administering exams, coordinating travel to and from the ship, and hosting orientations for the more than 4,000 people aboard the ship.
    U.S. Navy Sailor engages in In-port Emergency Fire Drill aboard USS Gerald R. Ford

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    Capt. Rick Burgess

    Capt. Rick Burgess

    04.24.2023 | Courtesy Story
    CAPT Rick Burgess, a native of Bellevue, WA, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and was...
    CMDCM Bryan E. Davis

    CMDCM Bryan E. Davis

    08.30.2021 | Courtesy Story
    Master Chief Davis is a native of La Habra, California, enlisted in the United States Navy in September 2000.
    President Gerald R. Ford