The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) successfully completes the third and final scheduled explosive event of Full Ship Shock Trials while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Aug. 8, 2021. (File Photo) MC3 Novalee Manzella (Wikimedia Commons)
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Watch Video: Newest US Aircraft Carrier Sets Sail on First Deployment

The United States’ newest aircraft carrier has set sail on its first deployment around the North Atlantic.

NewsGram Desk

By: Carla Babb

The United States’ newest aircraft carrier has set sail on its first deployment around the North Atlantic.

VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb takes us aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford to show us what its new and improved design might mean against potential foes.

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