The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group sails in formation with NATO allied ships during a passing exercise, June 5, 2023. The ships sailing include the worldÕs largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), British Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Northumberland (F238) and Daring-class air defense destroyer HMS Defender (D36), British Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tide-class tanker RFA Tidespring (A136), Royal Norwegian Navy Fridjof Nansen-class Frigate HNoMS Otto Sverdrup (F312) and Royal Norwegian Navy Skjold-class corvette HNoMS S


The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group sails in formation with NATO allied ships during a passing exercise, June 5, 2023. The ships sailing include the worldÕs largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), British Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate HMS Northumberland (F238) and Daring-class air defense destroyer HMS Defender (D36), British Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tide-class tanker RFA Tidespring (A136), Royal Norwegian Navy Fridjof Nansen-class Frigate HNoMS Otto Sverdrup (F312) and Royal Norwegian Navy Skjold-class corvette HNoMS Steil (P963). Gerald R. Ford is the NavyÕs newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the NavyÕs capacity to project power on a global scale. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by Sixth Fleet to defend , allied, and partner interests. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly)


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