The USS Gerald R Ford is returning to the United States after more than 300 days at sea — the longest deployment of any American aircraft carrier since the Cold War — following operations in the Iran war and the mission in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro.
It is unclear when exactly the Ford is expected to leave the Middle East, but it will return to its home port in Virginia in mid-May, according to officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
