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The record-breaking trip of the USS Gerald Ford, the aircraft carrier at the center of Trump’s military ambitions
The crew spent 30 hours extinguishing the blaze, and about 600 sailors lost access to bunks and laundry services, officials said.
- After a mid-March fire in the Mediterranean Sea during the Iran war, the USS Gerald R. Ford is nearing a record deployment length since the Vietnam War.
- Under President Donald Trump's foreign policy, the $13 billion flagship has spearheaded interventionist missions ranging from the Caribbean to Norway since departing Virginia in June.
- Extinguishing the fire took 30 hours, displacing roughly 600 sailors from their bunks, while Sage, a therapy dog, is "enhancing the resiliency of her shipmates," Tara Fisher said.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a review of attrition rates among Navy Strike Fighter Squadrons, as retired Vice Adm. Andrew Woody Lewis noted, "It eats into your mentality."
- The current strain on Navy assets positions the service for potential future conflicts, including a possible war with China in the Pacific, raising broader military readiness concerns.
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