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Two U.S. Navy Supercarriers Operate Together in the Eastern Mediterranean
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) and USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) have met in the Eastern Mediterranean, showcasing the ...
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Which Aircraft Carrier Is The World's Largest, And How Many Planes Can It Carry?
The carrier was given the CVN-78 designation, where CVN refers to a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and the number means it is the 78th aircraft carrier to be classified by the U.S. Navy.
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How the Navy pumps 1.3 million gallons of fuel into an aircraft carrier without ever pulling into port
ATLANTIC OCEAN — USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted a successful replenishment-at-sea (RAS) February 8 marking the ship's first time receiving fuel from a replenishment ship in more than 24 ...
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Gerald R. Ford Class Aircraft Carrier
The Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was ordered from Newport News Shipbuilding on Sept. 10, 2008, and is scheduled to be delivered in 2016. The Gerald R. Ford class will be the premier forward asset for ...
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Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier
Ford class (CVN 78) was ordered in 2008 and is slated to be delivered in 2016 as the force structure replacement for USS ENTERPRISE (EX-CVN 65) which inactivated in 2012.
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Navy’s Nightmare: Iran Could Use Civilian Ships To Attack Aircraft Carriers
The recent collision involving the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-78) as it was in Port Said, Egypt, and a civilian merchant vessel highlights a real weakness of America’s vaunted aircraft carriers.
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Destroyer Squadron 2 holds change of command ceremony
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK — Capt. Mark Lawrence relieved Capt. James Von St. Paul as commander, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2 during a ceremony aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald ...