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USS George H.W. Bush completes pre-deployment exercise
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush and its strike group finished a pre-deployment training event that prepares naval forces for long-term sustained combat, according to the U.S. Navy. The carrier completed Composite Training Unit Exercise, or COMPTUEX, on March 5, certifying and readying the carrier strike group for deployment for U.S. Fleet Forces Command. “COMPTUEX is the cer...[Read More]
USS George H.W. Bush deploys amid Iran war
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush and its strike group departed Naval Station Norfolk on Tuesday for a regularly scheduled deployment, the Navy announced. The Navy did not provide details on the destination of the carrier, but with the USS Gerald R. Ford currently sidelined with maintenance issues outside the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, there is a warship vaca...[Read More]
USS George Washington arrives in Vietnam amid China-Philippines strain
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington arrived Thursday in Da Nang, Vietnam, for a scheduled port visit, the service announced. The ship, along with over 5,000 sailors, sailed from the Philippine Sea to the South China Sea last week, several days after a July 20 hostile incident between the China Coast Guard and Philippine Navy in which Chinese personnel aboard an inflatable boat ...[Read More]
USS George Washington operating in South China Sea as China-Philippines tension escalates
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington and its carrier strike group are providing a military presence in the western Pacific after two recent hostile incidents between China and the Philippines. The USS George Washington transited the Luzon Strait on July 22 after being deployed to the Philippine Sea and participating in the June Valiant Shield exercise alongside Japanese warships...[Read More]
USS George Washington returns to Japanese homeport
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier George Washington docked in Japan on Saturday after spending several months at sea as part of an Indo-Pacific patrol, a Navy spokesperson confirmed. The carrier departed from its homeport of Yokosuka Naval Base on June 10 for its first deployment after relocating to Japan in November following nearly 10 years away. The George Washington — which is the premier forw...[Read More]
USS George Washington returns to Japanese homeport
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier George Washington docked in Japan on Saturday after spending several months at sea as part of an Indo-Pacific patrol, a Navy spokesperson confirmed. The carrier departed from its homeport of Yokosuka Naval Base on June 10 for its first deployment after relocating to Japan in November following nearly 10 years away. The George Washington — which is the premier forw...[Read More]
USS Gerald Ford the second aircraft carrier sent to Middle East: Report
The United States will send the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East to back up another already there, a person familiar with the plans said Friday, putting more American firepower behind President Donald Trump’s efforts to coerce Iran into a deal over its nuclear program. The USS Gerald R. Ford’s planned deployment to the Mideast comes after Trump only days earlier suggested anothe...[Read More]
USS Gerald R. Ford air wing returns home after 11 months
Jets and helicopters assigned to the world’s largest aircraft carrier finally returned to the U.S. on Monday after a historically long deployment. Aircraft from the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group’s Carrier Air Wing 8 arrived at their home naval air stations after deploying to U.S. Central Command, U.S. European Command and U.S. Southern Command area of responsibilities over a 322-day stretch....[Read More]
USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Latin American waters
The Navy’s largest aircraft carrier entered the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility Tuesday after setting sail from the Mediterranean on Nov. 4, according to the Navy. The Pentagon announced in an Oct. 24 X post that the USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group would be traveling to the region in support of what the Pentagon has referred to as counternarcotics efforts in the area. “The enh...[Read More]
USS Gerald R. Ford Arrives in Oslo, Norway
The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), currently deployed in the U.S. European Command area of responsibility, arrived in Oslo, Norway, for a scheduled port visit, September 12, 2025.
USS Gerald R. Ford Arrives in Souda Bay
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) arrived at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, March 23, 2026, for maintenance and repairs after operating in the Red Sea. The aircraft carrier remains fully mission capable.
USS Gerald R. Ford Arrives in Split, Croatia
SPLIT, Croatia – The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) anchored in the Port of Split, Croatia, March 28, following an Adriatic Sea transit from Souda Bay, Greece, where the ship conducted a working port to resupply, refuel, and conduct repairs, March 23-26.