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The USS Gerald R. Ford, the worlds largest carrier, recently set a record for the longest aircraft carrier deployment since the Vietnam War, totaling 295 days at sea. Starting in June 2025, the ship embarked on a mission that took it from the Mediterranean to the Caribbean, then to the Middle East, and back to the Mediterranean due to a fire. The deployment has raised concerns about the mental health and family time of the sailors, with Senator Tim Kaine criticizing the Navys use of sailors as a personal guard. Despite the record-breaking deployment, Navy brass expect smaller ships to be used in hot zones in the future.

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