According to an article published on the 3WTKR website on June 03, 2020, the US Navy USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78 aircraft carrier has for the first time the complete air wing CVW-8 on board. The Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8), is a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. The air wing is attached to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78). Read full Naval News at this link ...
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) pulls alongside the underway replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) during a replenishment at sea, May 15, 2020. (Picture source U.S. Navy) |