Hegseth Welcomes Ford Carrier Strike Group Home After Record-Breaking Deployment
May 16, 2026
May 16, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Hegseth Welcomes Ford Carrier Strike Group Home After Record-Breaking Deployment
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was on hand with his wife, Jennifer, and numerous senior Navy leaders at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, today to welcome home sailors assigned to the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group after a record-setting, multi-month deployment.
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Hegseth Welcomes Ford Carrier Strike Group Home After Record-Breaking Deployment
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was on hand with his wife, Jennifer, and numerous senior Navy leaders at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, today to welcome home sailors assigned to the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group after a record-setting, multi-month deployment.
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