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USS Gerald R Ford to undergo maintenance after onboard fire and plumbing issues

The USS Gerald R. Ford will undergo maintenance after completing the longest post-Vietnam carrier deployment.
NPR

The $13 billion carrier with a plumbing problem is home. Now come the costly repairs

With 4,600 sailors finally home, USS Gerald R. Ford will finally receive some much needed repairs and an upgrade to its beleaguered sewage system. The country's newest aircraft carrier undertook an ...
AOL

America's Most Powerful Aircraft Carrier Returns To Port After Troubled Months At Sea

USS Gerald R Ford arriving in port - Carl Court/Getty Images The U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford, the lead ship of the Gerald R. Ford-class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, is taking a short break to ...
New York Post

USS Ford, world’s largest aircraft carrier, returns home after 11-month deployment: ‘Job well done’

The world’s largest aircraft carrier finally returned to its home port in Virginia Saturday after a record 11-month deployment after overcoming Iranian threats, a dangerous fire – and big plumbing ...
Navy Times

Toilet issues on USS Gerald R. Ford are ‘highly exaggerated,’ says CNO

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on the Navy’s fiscal 2027 budget request in Washington on May 19, 2026. (Senior Chief Mass ...