NPR: USS Ford https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=g-s1-112515 en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Wed, 06 May 2026 21:26:54 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: USS Ford https://www.npr.org/tags/g-s1-112515/uss-ford A nearly year-long deployment at sea takes a toll on military families Families in Norfolk, Va., await the return of roughly 15,000 sailors and Marines as the USS Ford continues a deployment that started more than 10 months ago. Tue, 05 May 2026 14:02:41 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2026/05/05/nx-s1-5812641/uss-ford-deployment https://www.npr.org/2026/05/05/nx-s1-5812641/uss-ford-deployment

Families in Norfolk, Va., await the return of roughly 15,000 sailors and Marines as the USS Ford continues a deployment that started more than 10 months ago.

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