USS Gerald R. Ford CVN78 - The Future of American Carriers

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After the delivery to the US Navy in 2017, the USS Ford suffered for some serious ‘teething problems’ with the armament elevators and the electric launching system (Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, EMALS). Using state-of-the-art new technologies meant that only rigorous testing in real-life environments would prove that the proposed solution could work and could be repaired. This caused some delays until the ship was fully operational in September 2022. In order to weed-out the last details, a small shake-down cruise was held in October and November 2022, which brought the USS Ford to the European seas.

The first full-blown maiden cruise of the USS Ford started in May 2023 followed by a transfer
to the US Navy 6th Fleet with headquarters in Napoli, Italy. The 6th Fleet has an Area Of Responsibility (AOR) of the European and African continents, servicing the U.S. European Command (USEUCOM) and U.S Africa Command (USAFRICOM).

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The summary of this video:

00:00 - Launching two Super Hornets
01:14 - Flight Deck Movements
01:44 - Actions on the hangar Deck
02:09 - Line Up & Launch of Tankers
03:59 - Taxiing Super Hornets
04:54 - Hawkeye Moving at Flight Deck
05:32 - Super Hornet on the Move
06:09 - Super Hornet Launch
06:55 - Crew on the Flight Deck
07:25 - 2x Super Hornet Landing
08:06 - Endscreen Runway28

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