Posted on 03/23/2026 4:34:35 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
The United States’ largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, on Monday reached Crete, Greece for repairs after leaving the Middle East due to a fire onboard.
Photos from AFP show the aircraft carrier arrived at Souda Bay naval base, where it had last stopped in February for food, fuel and ammunition. The ship was damaged due to a fire in the laundry room on March 12 amid the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.
With the Ford now in Greece, the U.S. military only has one aircraft carrier in the war against Iran unless Washington sends another such vessel to replace it, leaving a gap for U.S. forces in the Middle East.
The Navy said the Gerald R. Ford arrived at Souda Bay for maintenance and repairs on Monday but “remains fully mission capable.”
“The port call allows for the ship to undergo efficient assessment, repairs, and resupply. Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group continues its overseas deployment,” it said in a statement.
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Was Chevy Chase the onboard entertainment?
Welp, that’s one naval vessel that won’t be able to contribute to the Iwo Jima Reenactment (as directed by Lindsey Graham).
He was afraid to meet up with Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Him and Kissinger. At least it was better to name the ship after him than Harvey Milk.
LOL.
The MSM will play this up as Trump surrendering.
Laundry room.
Likely set by a traitor.
The Hill is quite lazy. They ever hear of the USS GHWBush and its Carrier Strike Group? What idiots at the Hill. Perhaps someone here will comment to them== but why bother?
LMAO. It traveled 560 miles from Haifa to Crete.
Unfortunately, fires aboard aircraft carriers are all to common. Most are contained before they can do major damage.
Exactly... not too far and also purposely vague to where else.
Through Suez Haifa (off Haifa, not anchored) then off Crete.
In re: prior just posted here... there will be 3 Carrier Strike groups fairly soon. This is from March 10, without any further opsec concern. 3 Carrier Strike Groups plus the Marine MEU onboard the Tripoli group. The Hill truly are juveniles, lightweight and fairly cognitively impaired.
And minority gopE batting zero-zero.
Any mohamedans on board?
Good one
here will be 3 Carrier Strike groups fairly soon. This is from March 10, without any further opsec concern. >>. Don’t you usually stage your strategic stuff closer to the conflict?
Fire in the laundry, sewage in the halls, catapult that won’t fire. Sounds like the ship is living it’s namesake.
Seems like sabotage to me.
Some clown shoe probably threw a fuel contaminated rag or towel in a dryer.
Had heard a rumor regarding morale cratering among at least part of the crew, the suggestion being that the fire was set as a deliberate act of sabotage.
Of course it could be a result of a mistake or series of error made through overwork, fatigue, confusion, you name it.
The investigation had better be thorough.
That's what I heard. They were pissed off that they weren't going home quite yet.
this stuff happens when a carrier is deployed for over 9 months.
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