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    COMPTUEX: Day Zero

    For the next month, we are at war. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) fully integrates Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force to test the strike group’s ability to carry out sustained combat operations. Knowing where we might go on deployment and what we’d be likely to find there, this is our last chance to practice before we play for keeps. But how did we get here? COMPTUEX preparation started the very day we returned from our 2023 deployment. Since then, the clock was counting down until the time Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) was back in the fight. The first step: get the equipment back in working order after a long mission, ASAP. “We learned a lot on our last...

    03.25.2025 | ATLANTIC OCEAN | Story by Seaman Brianna Barnett

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    Under Secretary of the Navy Visits USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)

    Under Secretary of the Navy Visits USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)

    Under Secretary of the Navy, William Toti, center right, Adm. Karl Thomas, Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces, second from right, Rear Adm. Gavin Duff, Commander, Carrier Strike Group 12, center left, Rear Adm. Dianna Wolfson, Director, Fleet Maintenance, U.S. Fleet Forces, second from left, Under Secretary of the Navy Chief of Staff, Rob Andrews, left, and Capt. David Skarosi, commanding officer of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), pose for a photo during a scheduled visit at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, July 27, 2026. Gerald R. Ford is pier side at Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a Planned Incremental Availability that brings together Sailors, contractors, and industry partners to conduct scheduled maintenance and modernization to maintain the Fleet's war fighting advantage. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class William McCann)

    Taken: 07.27.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class William McCann

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    Forged by the Fight

    Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Shanice Winston and Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Joshua Underhill share their experience of working in Weapons Department on the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). (U.S. Navy Video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brianna Barnett)

    Taken: 07.13.2026 | Video by Seaman Brianna Barnett

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    Strike Fighter Squadron 37 B-Roll

    Strike Fighter Squadron 37 B-Roll
    11.20.2025 | Courtesy Video
    B-roll taken by Strike Fighter Squadron 37 during flight operations aboard the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Nov....
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    Capt. Rick Burgess

    Capt. Rick Burgess

    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 designated a Naval Flight Officer in 1998. Operational assignments include tours with Fighter Squadron (VF) 31, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72); Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63); and two tours with VFA-103, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and USS George Washington (CVN 73). Shore assignments include service as Action Officer in the House Liaison Office, Office of Legislative Affairs (OLA); TOPGUN Instructor with Navy Fighter Weapons School; Strike Fighter Placement Officer (PERS-433B) with Navy Personnel Command (NPC); Branch Chief, Global Missile Defense...

    04.24.2023 | US | Courtesy Story

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    President Gerald R. Ford

    President Gerald R. Ford

    Gerald R. Ford, the 38th President of the United States, was born July 14, 1913, in Omaha, NE. The future President grew up in a close-knit family, excelled scholastically and athletically at South High School in Grand Rapids, and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in November 1927. Ford attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he majored in economics and political science. An extremely gifted athlete, FORD was voted the Wolverine’s most valuable player in 1934, with opportunities to play professional football. Ford chose the legal profession over a professional football career, graduating with a law degree from Yale in 1941. After the United States entered the war during World War II, Ford received a commission...

    03.01.2018 | US | Courtesy Story

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    Wolverine Weekly Digest

    The Wolverine Weekly Digest - 11.04.2024

    The Wolverine Weekly Digest - 11.04.2024
    11.04.2024 | Courtesy Publication
    Issue #6 of The Wolverine Weekly Digest (WDD) features events and stories from Nov.4-Nov.13, 2024. The WDD is the world's largest aircraft...