11 April 2022 USS Gerald R. Ford Receives 541,000 Pounds of Ordnance ATLANTIC OCEAN - USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducted a conventional ammunition on-load, April 9, in support of workups and training for an upcoming deployment. Ford successfully on-loaded approximately 541,000 pounds of ordnance using both connected transfers and vertical lifts from the dry cargo
05 April 2022 USS Gerald R. Ford completes flight deck certification ATLANTIC OCEAN - USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) completed its Flight Deck Certification and Carrier Air Traffic Control Center certification on March 29.
25 March 2022 USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Mass Casualty Drill 2022 NORFOLK, Va. - The sounds of rapid bells followed by the repeated phrase “Mass Casualty, Mass Casualty, Mass Casualty on the Flight Deck” rings through the passageways of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), March 17, 2022. Ford’s crew spring into action. Each Sailor has a different responsibility, but they
21 December 2020 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Qualifications Support F/A-18 Pilot Production Since March 2020, the Navy's newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) has assisted five Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) carrier qualification (CQ) detachments, qualifying 86 F/A-18 strike-fighter pilots to immediately enter fleet operations.