USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft returns to Norfolk after being deployed for 326 days

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This marks the longest carrier deployment since the Vietnam War

The carrier left the US in June 2025, participating in operations in Venezuela, the Red Sea and Iran

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1 +1 Swedishtroll69 1 month ago

Rumours say that the UK is building a new battleship to solve the immigrant situation in the country HMS Hoodrat.

0 +1 insidatron 1 month ago

...ok, this isnt the gateway pundit

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1 +1 Satanbaby2 1 month ago

we dont care. go away

9 +1 Mr_Horse 1 month ago

Gotta love the US Navy. The most badass hardware in the world.

2 +1 FacelessMen 1 month ago

US has total of 11 aircraft carriers and the US military follows the "One-third Rotation Rule". One-third of forces are deployed or on active missions. One-third are at rest and in training as backup / reserve status. One-third are in maintenance and on leave for soldiers. Currently only 3 US carriers are deployed in missions as the 4th USS Gerald R. Ford is returning.

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2 +1 tommix1 1 month ago

The search engines don't say it but this and other similar carriers can go 40+ MPH . The carriers are faster than the destroyers or cruisers.

3 +1 FacelessMen 1 month ago

@tommix1 No. Top speed between the carriers and the destroyers are very similar but still Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is faster in both acceleration and top speed. Here is an interesting fact. Not sure if you have heard of “hull speed principle” or “displacement speed principle”? In water, longer the hull of the ship, faster the ship. So in theory, at same given power output of the two ships, a 50% longer and 50% heavier ship is still faster than the lighter ship due to the length of the hull.