USS Massachusetts (SSN 798) is Commissioned in Boston

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), arrives in Split, Croatia, March 28, 2026. Gerald R. Ford is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces in the region. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Carrier Air Wing 8 aircraft launch from the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Feb. 3, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo)

Chief of Naval Operations Released CNOte: #6: Excellence Ashore, March 26, 2026. (U.S. Navy Graphic).