A Nearly Year-Long Deployment at Sea Takes a Toll on Military Families

A nearly year-long deployment at sea takes a toll on military families

Families in Norfolk, Va., await the return of roughly 15,000 sailors and Marines as the USS Ford continues a deployment that started more than 10 months ago.

US Navy C-2A Flights South of Sardinia Signal USS Ford Return Transit After 300+ Days Deployment

Early this morning, around 05:30 UTC, two US Navy C-2A Greyhound aircraft were tracked south of Sardinia heading into the central Mediterranean. The flights come just hours after a US Navy P-8A Poseidon conducted prolonged surveillance over the Sicily Channel. This activity indicates the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is now transiting westbound, returning to the United States after more than 300 days of continuous operations. The two a…