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CVN-78 USS Gerald Ford

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CVN-78 USS Gerald Ford

Class

Gerald Ford class

Builder

Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding 
Newport News

Laid down

13. November 2009

Launched

9. November 2013

Commissioned

22. July 2017

 

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign

NGRF

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With the strike of a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow by the ship's sponsor, Susan Ford Bales, daughter of President Gerlald Ford, the Navy christened its newest aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the lead ship of the new Gerald R. Ford class, 9th November 2013, in a ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va.

 
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NS Norfolk VA
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CVW-8
4. October 2022 - 26. November 2022
Atlantic Ocean -
Capt. Paul J. Lanzilotta CAG: ?
VFA-37 F/A-18E AJ 100 ?
VFA-213 F/A-18F AJ 200 ?
VFA-31 F/A-18E AJ 300 ?
VFA-87 F/A-18E AJ 400 ?
VAQ-142 EA-18G AJ 500 ?
VAW-124 E-2D AJ 600 ?
HSC-9 MH-60S AJ 610 ?
HSM-70 MH-60R AJ 700 ?
VRC-40 Det. 2 C-2A       00 ?
Port calls at:
last update: 1. January 2025 Source: .
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CVW-8
2. May 2023 - 17. January 2024
Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean -
Capt. Paul J. Lanzilotta CAG: ?
VFA-37 F/A-18E AJ 100 ?
VFA-213 F/A-18F AJ 200 ?
VFA-31 F/A-18E AJ 300 ?
VFA-87 F/A-18E AJ 400 ?
VAQ-142 EA-18G AJ 500 ?
VAW-124 E-2D AJ 600 ?
HSC-9 MH-60S AJ 610 ?
HSM-70 MH-60R AJ 700 ?
VRC-40 Det. 2 C-2A       00 ?
Port calls at:
last update: 1. January 2025 Source: .
Commanding Officers 
Capt. Richard Curtis McCormack 22. Jul. 2017 10. Aug. 2018
Capt. John Joseph Cummings 10. Aug. 2018 12. Feb. 2021
Capt. Paul J. Lanzilotta 12. Feb. 2021 24. Apr. 2023
Capt. Richard Galloway Burgess 24. Apr. 2023 today
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CVN-78 USS Gerald Ford 2013 (Photo Courtesy US Navy)

CVN-78 USS Gerald Ford 2013 (Photo Courtesy US Navy)

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