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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 ... that doesn't have a need for the electronic system is Ford's deck department. The more than 80 personnel on station ...
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Gerald Ford was clumsy even as a sailor - and now the aircraft carrier that bears his name has a statue immortalizing it
Gerald Ford had a reputation for being clumsy. As we learned during our tour of the new USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier ... that moment in the hangar bay of the USS Ford, which even features ...
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Even while tied up in port, the Navy's newest aircraft carrier is still testing its ability to fight
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78 ... systems and exercise the flight deck, with the goal of ensuring the ship's overall deployment readiness. During WOO 12, Ford's crew, in concert with Huntington ...
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Do Aircraft Carriers Store Planes Below Deck?
The USS Gerald ... deck and down below in the hangar bay. Another major asset is the F-35C Lightning II, which can vertically takeoff and has stellar landing capabilities. The USS Gerald R.