USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Harry S. Truman dual carrier operations. Photo by: U.S. Navy photos
WTKR: In historic first, USS Gerald R. Ford & USS Harry S. Truman operate together at sea
NORFOLK, Va. - Two aircraft carriers operating together at sea is nothing unusual, but the interaction between two Norfolk-based carriers underway Thursday is a first for the Navy.
Operating together in the Atlantic, the USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Harry S. Truman dual carrier operations marks the first time a Ford-class carrier is operating with a Nimitz-class carrier underway.
The Ford is the first in a new-class of carriers for the Navy, while the Truman is the eighth of the ten-member Nimitz class.
Rear Admiral Craig Clapperton, Commander of Carrier Strike Group Twelve which includes the Ford, talked about the dual carrier possibilities on a teleconference with News 3 anchor Todd Corillo Monday.
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WNU Editor: We now know a Ford-class carrier can operate with a Nimitz-class carrier.
3 comments:
Look at the makeup of the Japanese carriers that together ran wild for awhile in WWII. No problems.
With two new British carriers, this sort of thing will become common. Maybe even US and China operations.
WNU,
You are very sarcastic. :) :)
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