VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The USS Gerald R. Ford pushed off the pier at Naval Station Norfolk on Tuesday, embarking on its first deployment a day later than expected due to stormy weather.
The 1,000-foot-long warship heads out to sea for the first time, culminating years of construction and costly technology delays.
The Navy opted to forgo a traditional sendoff for the Ford and the 4,000 sailors aboard due to changing weather conditions and instead livestreamed the preparations and push off on the U.S. 2nd Fleet Facebook page.
