Video: Aboard USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) – Part 2
Aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier. In this video, we interview the Commanding Officer, CAPT Lanzilotta.
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Video: Aboard USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) – Part 1
Video coverage aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, during its inaugural deployment.
New Technologies Improve Ford-class Carrier Sortie Rate
Improved design layouts and advanced technologies onboard the US Navy’s (USN’s) new Ford-class aircraft carriers are enabling enhanced aircraft operations onboard and a higher sortie generation rate, a USN officer onboard first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford confirmed.
US Navy’s CVN 78 joins allies for exercise Silent Wolverine
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, joined six NATO allies for exercise Silent Wolverine in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, Nov. 8, 2022.
USS Gerald R. Ford departs for its first major deployment
USS Gerald Ford (CVN 78), departed today from Norfolk, Virginia, on its first major deployment...
EMALS Aboard CVN 78 Reach 10,000 ‘Cats and Traps’ Milestone
General Atomics EMALS and AAG Systems Aboard CVN 78 Reach 10,000 “Cats and Traps” Milestone
Advanced Weapons Elevators completed aboard USS Gerald R. Ford
On December 22, the 11th and final Advanced Weapons Elevator (AWE) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was turned over to the Ship’s Crew.
EMALS and AAG Successfully Performed during CVN 78 Shock Trials
General Atomics announced that the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)...
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Commences Planned Incremental Availability
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed Naval Station Norfolk to make the transit to Newport News Shipyard in support of her Planned Incremental Availability (PIA), a six-month period of modernization, maintenance, and repairs, Aug. 20, 2021.
Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Completes First Ship Shock Trials
On Friday, June 18, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completed the first scheduled explosive event as part of Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST).