Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), its escorts and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 have been tasked from their current position in the Caribbean to the Middle East to support a U.S. naval buildup in the region,

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said U.S. military options have too often fallen to carrier strike forces and advocated a “hedge strategy.”

The world's largest and most expensive aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean. U.S. Southern Command announced Sunday that the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group had made its way into the Caribbean Sea, with 4,000 sailors and "dozens" of ...

Summary and Key Points – The Ford-Class Is Coming: The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) recently completed a high-stakes deployment off the coast of Venezuela, serving as the centerpiece for “Operation Southern Spear.