American Military News by Hugh Lessig 11/1/2019
Navy leaders on Wednesday hailed the returning USS Gerald R. Ford from several days of at-sea tests, suggesting that the troubled aircraft carrier has finally turned the corner.
The $13 billion warship arrived at Naval Station Norfolk around mid-morning, having completed an array of tests over the last six days. It left Newport News Shipbuilding on Friday after 15 months of post-shakedown repairs and upgrades.
“Such a successful sea trial that we’re seeing them come back one day early,†said Rear Adm. Roy Kelley, commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic.
The crew and a contingent of shipyard workers ran the nuclear propulsion system at full throttle, did a series of tight turns and tested everything from combat systems to communications.
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