The US Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, successfully launched and recovered a fighter jet for the first time. http://cnn.it/2uj2uwt | CNN

The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and its escort ships are expected to head from the Caribbean to the Middle East, three U.S. officials told CBS News, adding a second aircraft carrier to the region as tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to simmer. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio explains what this could mean. | CBS News

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the US Navy's flagship supercarrier, is grappling with chronic sewage system breakdowns. Its vacuum-based plumbing suffers frequent clogs and valve failures due to narrow pipes and high usage, leading to many facilities being out of service and queues stretching up to 45 minutes. #USSGeraldRFord | #clogged | #toilet | #IranTensions | #RepublicWorld | Republic

The Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are currently being constructed for the United States Navy, which intends to eventually acquire ten of these ships in order to replace current carriers on a one-for-one basis, starting with the lead ship of her class, Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), replacing Enterprise (CVN-65), and later the Nimitz-class carriers. The new vessels have a hull similar to the Nimitz class, but they carry technologies since developed with the CVN(X)/CVN-21 progra