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Ford Carrier Returns After 334 Days; Warner Decries Fire

5/25/2026

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The USS Gerald R. Ford returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a 334-day deployment with roughly 3,500 sailors ashore.
Families greeted the crew while recalling a March fire and plumbing failures that strained morale.
Senator Mark Warner said the carrier should not have remained in the Middle East after the March fire and he will meet families in Norfolk.

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The USS Gerald R. Ford returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a 334-day deployment with roughly 3,500 sailors ashore.
Families greeted the crew while recalling a March fire and plumbing failures that strained morale.
Senator Mark Warner said the carrier should not have remained in the Middle East after the March fire and he will meet families in Norfolk.