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Carrier USS Gerald R Ford’s record cruise exposes strain on fleet and shipyards

“I’m a sailors-first CNO,” said Adm. Daryl Caudle in a small press engagement. Again he reiterated his dislike for an ...

The toilets on the Navy’s largest aircraft carrier keep failing

The Navy's USS Gerald R. Ford is deployed off the coast of Venezuela and is dealing with plumbing issues nearly every day.
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Stop calling it “deterrence”: Ford-class carriers still need proof

The USS Gerald R. Ford is a 100,000-ton power plant that still gets graded on paperwork. With a length of 1,092 feet and two ...
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The Navy's largest ship continues to be plagued by plumbing issues

The vessel recently averaged about one maintenance call per day related to sewage issues, a U.S. Fleet Forces Command ...

The USS Ford crew is struggling with sewage problems on board the Navy's new carrier

Problems with the plumbing system on board America's newest aircraft carrier are getting worse. Issues with the toilets on ...

The Toilets On The U.S. Navy's Newest Supercarrier Are Still Clogging

The Vacuum, Collection, Holding and Transfer sewage system on USS Gerald R. Ford was developed for cruise ships, but maybe too small for the massive aircraft carrier ...
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The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is in the Caribbean. Here's its backstory

The world's largest and most expensive aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean. U.S. Southern Command announced Sunday that the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group had made its way into the ...