### [2026-05-16](/feed/2026/05/16/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# The USS "Gerald R. Ford" returns to the United States at the Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia, following a 11-month deployment, the longest of the U.S. since its involvement in the Vietnam War, after taking part in the Iran war. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/uss-ford-aircraft-carrier-deployment-iran-maduro-ecb685f08110eec315a1dddb13e2bca4)

### Changes:

1. The USS Gerald R. Ford returns back to the United States at the Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia, following a 11-month deployment, the longest since the Vietnam War, after taking part in the Iran war and the raid that captured former President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro.  _2026-05-17 11:36:04 (First version)_
1. The USS "Gerald R. Ford" returns to the United States at the Naval Station in Norfolk, Virginia, following a 11-month deployment, the longest of the U.S. since its involvement in the Vietnam War, after taking part in the Iran war.  _(Current version)_

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