While the Fujian is the largest warship China has ever built, with a displacement of more than 80,000 tons, it is still smaller than the Gerald R. Ford, which has a full-load displacement of 112,000 tons. Their respective lengths are 1,036 feet and 1,106 feet.

USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group arrives in Southern Command area of operations near Venezuela as part of the Trump administration’s campaign against drug cartels.

This post was updated with a statement from U.S. 4th Fleet.  Aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is now operating in U.S. Southern Command, USNI News has learned. Gerald R. Ford, the embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 and its escorts were tasked on Oct.

Images of a U.S. Navy flight deck crew member aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford have gone viral after observers noticed a Venezuelan flag patch on her uniform

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R Ford, has entered Latin American waters under the command of the United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM). This move marks one of the biggest American military deployments in the Caribbean region in decades.

The USS Gerald Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, reinforcing the US military presence in Latin America for what the Pentagon claims is an operation to combat drug trafficking.

The Navy's largest aircraft carrier is providing support to what the Pentagon is calling counternarcotics efforts in Central and South America.

The Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier strike group, which includes the world’s largest aircraft carrier, has arrived in the Caribbean Sea, joining what has already been the biggest buildup of U.S. forces in the Western Hemisphere in decades.