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USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier leaves Middle East amid Iran fight
USS Gerald R. Ford entered Souda Bay for repairs after a March 12 fire injured two sailors and displaced over 600 crew, amid its extended nine-month deployment.
- The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier left the Middle East and arrived at Crete's Souda Bay for repairs and maintenance after a fire in the ship's laundry in mid-March damaged its internal plumbing and flooded living quarters, displacing over 600 sailors.
- The fire was contained promptly and was not related to combat.
- The USS Gerald R. Ford remains fully mission capable as its strike group continues deployment supporting operations amid the ongoing US-Israeli conflict with Iran, which has escalated since late February.
- The vessel was deployed along with the USS Abraham Lincoln during the US-Israeli war against Iran.
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The American aircraft carrier ‘USS Gerald R. Ford’, who supported the bombings against Iran since the early days of March, arrived on Monday from the Red Sea to a military base on the Greek island of Crete, after suffering a fire, the public station ERT reported.
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