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USS Gerald R. Ford

Deployment NATO Operations Operation Southern Spear Military Buildup Counter-Narcotics Operations Drug Interdiction Deployment History Arctic Operations

Navy Chief Plans Carrier‑Free Package for SOUTHCOM Counter‑Drug Fight

The shift prioritizes smaller Navy–Coast Guard teams tailored for interdiction rather than high‑end power projection.

Pentagon Sends USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to Southern Command for Counter-Drug Operations

Russian Forces Shadow U.S.-Norwegian Surface Group as USS Gerald R. Ford Wraps High North Operations

Gerald R. Ford Carrier Group Enters North Sea as Lincoln Joins Northern Edge Off Alaska