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Monday, March 23, 2026
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Monday, March 23, 2026
USS Gerald R. Ford, aircraft carrier involved in Iran war ops, said to dock back in Crete
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US Navy Carrier Air Wing 8 aircraft fly in formation over the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during Carrier Air Wing 8’s aerial change of command ceremony while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 19, 2026. (US Navy photo)
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier that has been part of Middle East war operations, has returned to a naval base in Crete, an AFP photographer says.
The vessel, which took on food, fuel and ammunition at the Greek island’s Souda Bay in February, reported a laundry fire on March 12 which injured two crew members.
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