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USS Gerald Ford aircraft carrier returns home after 326-day deployment

ARY News · May 17, 2026, 5:14 AM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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  • Add ARY News on Google AAResize WASHINGTON: The USS Gerald R.
  • Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was on hand in Norfolk, Virginia to welcome home the largest aircraft carrier in the world, the US military said on X.
  • It was the longest deployment for a US carrier strike group since the Vietnam War.

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Add ARY News on Google AAResize WASHINGTON: The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, dispatched to the Middle East ahead of the outbreak of war with Iran, returned home to the United States on Saturday after a 326-day deployment, the Pentagon said.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was on hand in Norfolk, Virginia to welcome home the largest aircraft carrier in the world, the US military said on X.

It was the longest deployment for a US carrier strike group since the Vietnam War.

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