USS Gerald R. Ford & USS Harry S. Truman Operate Together At Sea

USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Harry S. Truman dual carrier operations. Photo by: U.S. Navy photos

WTKR: In historic first, USS Gerald R. Ford & USS Harry S. Truman operate together at sea

NORFOLK, Va. - Two aircraft carriers operating together at sea is nothing unusual, but the interaction between two Norfolk-based carriers underway Thursday is a first for the Navy.

Operating together in the Atlantic, the USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Harry S. Truman dual carrier operations marks the first time a Ford-class carrier is operating with a Nimitz-class carrier underway.

The Ford is the first in a new-class of carriers for the Navy, while the Truman is the eighth of the ten-member Nimitz class.

Rear Admiral Craig Clapperton, Commander of Carrier Strike Group Twelve which includes the Ford, talked about the dual carrier possibilities on a teleconference with News 3 anchor Todd Corillo Monday.

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WNU Editor: We now know a Ford-class carrier can operate with a Nimitz-class carrier.

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