From up in the flight deck “bubble” at the bow of USS Gerald R. Ford, the new catapult that launches planes looks a lot better than it does to critics of the delays and cost overruns of the ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier, is home to some of the most complex and high-stakes flight deck operations in the world.

more space on the flight deck, a new electromagnetic-powered aircraft-launch system, three times the electrical-generation capacity of any previous carrier, and a lot more. The USS Gerald R. Ford ...

This week’s story takes us onboard USS Gerald R. Ford — the newest and most ... the three arresting cables stretched across ...

English celebrity chef Robert Irvine visited Naval Station Norfolk to cook for sailors onboard the USS ... "mess deck" where sailors eat. Irvine's visit comes a few months after the Gerald R. Ford ...

Take a peek at the Navy's latest aircraft carrier: An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter lands on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford. Behind it is the flight command center, or the ship's "island ...

The lead ship in the Navy's newest and most advanced class of aircraft carriers, the USS Gerald R. Ford will depart on ... missiles and bombs to the flight deck was plagued by technical problems ...

However, the Forrestal would influence the USS Gerald R. Ford in more ways than just its flight deck. When the USS Forrestal was still under construction in 1951, its flight deck was originally ...

A sailor handling fuel lines on the deck of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) on March 2, 2023. USNI News Photo ABOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS GERALD R. FORD IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN – The pressure is high ...

a larger flight deck was necessary. To accommodate this, the carrier's "island," or the command center, was moved further back on the hull. As big as USS Gerald R. Ford is, without advanced ...

But at some point during the day, a sailor below decks aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford will turn 500 pounds of trash into nearly nothing, saving shipmates the unpleasant job of sorting and storing ...