US carrier strike group embarks on a scheduled deployment amid Middle East tensions
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Family and sailors wave as the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier leaves Naval Station Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark)Cindy and Andrew Forrest came to send off their son, surface warfare officer Andrew Forrest, 28, on the USS Gerald R. Ford as the aircraft carrier prepares to leave for deployment from Naval Station Norfolk, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark)The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier leaves Naval Station Norfolk, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark)Rear Adm. Paul Lanzilotta, Commander, Carrier Strike Group 12, gives remarks as the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier makes final preparations to leave Naval Station Norfolk, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark)Latoya Savoy stands in front of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier leaves Naval Station Norfolk with her daughter (unnamed), a U.S. Navy sailor who works in aviation ordinance on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark)
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Family and sailors wave as the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier leaves Naval Station Tuesday, June 24, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark)
