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USS Gerald R. Ford Finally Comes Home

Sailors in their dress whites lined the deck of the aircraft carrier as it pulled into Norfolk, Va., last weekend.

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Home at last: USS Gerald R. Ford returns after record-setting deployment

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-- Stars and Stripes (@starsandstripes.bsky.social) 5:27 AM · May 17, 2026

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... The hero's welcome is a Navy tradition that also has a practical value. It will help inoculate the crew as they transition from the stress and camaraderie of life on board the ship to the quiet reality of life back at home with their families, said Carl Castro, a professor at USC. He directs the military and veterans programs at the school of social work. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-05-23 11:20 PM

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