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Ford ‘On Track’ For Deployment in 2022

Monday, September 14th, 2020

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Ford ‘On Track’ For Deployment in 2022

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) transits the Atlantic Ocean on June 4, 2020. The carrier was conducting integrated air wing operations during its 18-month Post-Delivery Test and Trials (PDT&T) period. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The head of Naval Air Forces Atlantic recently said he expects the latest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), to be ready for its first deployment in 2022. During the Virtual Tailhook 2020 conference on Sept. 12, Rear Adm. John Meier said the Navy is focusing on building in reliability to the carrier’s systems before the ship is ready to be deployed. “Right now the issue I think that we’re working closely on is building out of the…

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