US to Deploy $13B High-Tech Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald ...

US to Deploy $13B High-Tech Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald Ford to Mediterranean As World Tensions Flare

Although the deployment was scheduled last year, it’s still a significant move that the U.S.…

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Although the deployment was scheduled last year, it’s still a significant move that the U.S. Navy’s newest and biggest aircraft carrier—the $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford—is soon to set sail to the Mediterranean Sea, according to a report. It’s yet another movement of forces as the Iran-Israel conflict heats up and the Russia-Ukraine war shows no signs of slowing down.

It will join other American forces in the region:

The USS Ford, America’s flagship 1,100-foot nuclear-powered carrier, is expected to be sent to Europe as soon as next week, making it the third US aircraft carrier group in the region, CNN’s senior national reporter Zachary Cohen reported on Wednesday.

The Ford will join the USS Carl Vinson, which is already in the Persian Gulf, and the USS Nimitz — which the US announced it was sending from Southeast Asia earlier this week.