USS Gerald R. Ford Will Likely Notch Record-Setting Deployment, Caudle Says

Sailors on the USS Gerald R. Ford Are Sleeping on Floors and Tables After a Fire Destroyed Their Mattresses — The Ship Has Been Deployed Since June

A laundry fire injured 3 sailors and left 200 with smoke inhalation on the USS Gerald R. Ford. Some crew sleep on floors after mattresses burned. The carrier left Norfolk in June 2025 and keeps getting extended.

Carrier USS Ford On Track for Record-Breaking 11 Month Deployment

The U.S. Navy expects the carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's marathon deployment to last about 11 months, approaching an all-time record set in the Vietnam...

USS Gerald R. Ford will likely notch record-setting deployment, Caudle says

The world’s largest aircraft carrier is expected to reach an unprecedented deployment of 11 months, the chief of naval operations confirmed Tuesday.Adm. Daryl Caudle said the USS Gerald R. Ford, which is currently sitting at 281 days, would likely see a “record-breaking deployment” while speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.The current record is held by the USS Midway, which was deployed at sea for 332 day…

USS Gerald R. Ford deployment could be extended to nearly a year amid ‘challenging time,’ admiral says

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford could be deployed for nearly a year, the Navy’s top commanding officer said.

USS Gerald R. Ford’s ‘record-breaking’ deployment could last 11 months, top admiral says

The USS Gerald R. Ford’s already long deployment will be “record-breaking” and “probably go into the 11th month of deployed operations,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said on Tuesday.  “For those that are not in the Navy, that’s an extraordinary thing to even think about something of that kind of deployment length,” Caudle said while speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington, D.C. “So m…