USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Departs For Its First Major Deployment
Channel: update defense
Date: 2022-10-05

The lead ship of the US Navy’s newest class of nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), departed from Norfolk, Virginia, on its first major deployment.
The carrier’s planned leaving date for Monday October 3 was postponed the day before due to weather conditions. The carrier is scheduled to deploy next year in support of regional combatant commanders.
USS Gerald R. Ford is conducting what the US Navy calls a service-retained deployment, meaning it is operating by the authority of the chief of naval operations under command and control of the U.S. 2nd Fleet, rather than under the command and control of a regional combatant commander under the Global Force Management Concept (GFMC). 
Vice Adm. Daniel Dwyer, commander of the US 2nd Fleet said that CSG 12, which the Ford carrier is leading, will range throughout the Atlantic Ocean operating with navies of allied and partner nations.
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