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Shock Trials: The Navy 'Drops Bombs' Near New Aircraft Carriers as a Test

Summary and Key Points: U.S. aircraft carriers, symbols of American naval power, undergo rigorous shock trials to ensure they can withstand the demands of modern combat. These trials test the ...
Marine Corps Times

Ford shock trials

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completes the first scheduled explosive event of Full Ship Shock Trials while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, June 18, 2021. The U.S. Navy conducts ...
Business Insider

US sailors recall the shock of a 40,000-pound bomb blast hitting their supercarrier: 'You could feel it through your whole body'

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New US Navy supercarrier withstood the shock of multiple 40,000-pound bomb blasts, but some things did break, captain says

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford has demonstrated it can survive explosive shocks of combat. During recent shock trials, the Navy set off three 40,000-pound bombs near the ship to test its ...
TCTMD

After DanGer Shock’s Win in AMICS for Impella: What’s Next?

Physicians forced to make rapid-fire choices, with limited evidence, in acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock (AMICS) finally have what they’ve long been waiting for: positive ...
Medscape

IV Vitamin C Fares Poorly in Latest Septic Shock Trial

More patients in septic shock who received vitamin C infusions died or experienced greater organ dysfunction than those who received placebo — an unexpected finding that has mystified experts in the ...