The future USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. is the first ship named in honor of Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Frank E. Petersen Jr., the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and the first African-American Marine Corps officer promoted to brigadier general. When he retired in 1988 after 38 years of service, he was, by date of designation, the senior-ranking aviator in the Marine Corps and the United...
Please use the contents of this site for all media press kit needs relating to the commissioning ceremony scheduled July 22. Further media questions can be directed to apao@cvn78.navy.mil.
CAPT John J. Cummings will relieve CAPT Richard C.
McCormack as Commanding Officer, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during a
ceremony at the Vista Point Catering and Conference Center on Naval Station
Norfolk scheduled for 10 August at 1000.
On Friday, June 18, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completed the first scheduled explosive event as part of Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST). The first-in-class aircraft carrier was designed using advanced computer modeling methods, testing, and analysis to ensure the ship is hardened to withstand battle conditions, and these shock trials provide data used in validating the shock...
USS Gerald R. Ford/CSG 12 Phase 1 Deployment
USS Makin Island (LHD 8) summarizes the first half of its deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th, and 7th fleet area of operations. Makin Island is deployed in the U.S. 5th fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations designed to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy video by Mass...
Highlighting USS mount Whitney's shipboard operations and events while out at sea.
USSF Colonel Nick Hague is embarking on a mission to the International Space Station in late Summer of 2024 as part of the NASA Astronaut program. Col Hague is scheduled to be the first Space Force Guardian to launch into space, further solidifying the ongoing partnership between the Department of Defense and NASA.
