The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and her Carrier Strike Group, which have been deployed now for over 300 days, far surpassing the record for the longest aircraft carrier deployment since the Vietnam War, will depart from the Red Sea in the coming days to begin the journey back to her homeport at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, following last week’s arrival of the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) in the Middle East near Iran, officials tell the Washington Post.

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and her Carrier Strike Group, which have been deployed now for over 300 days, far surpassing the record for the longest aircraft carrier deployment since the Vietnam War, will depart from the Red Sea in the coming days to begin the journey back to her homeport at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, following last week’s arrival of the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) in the Middle East near Iran, officials tell the Washington Post.

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