US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth was present in Norfolk, Virginia, to welcome the world's largest aircraft carrier back, the US military said on social network X.
This is the longest deployment of a US aircraft carrier strike group since 1975.
In this deployment, the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford participated in US operations in the Caribbean Sea - where Washington forces carried out attacks on drug ships, intercepted sanctioned oil tankers and arrested Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
After that, this aircraft carrier was deployed to the Middle East to participate in combat operations in the Iranian conflict.
The aircraft carrier's long-term deployment includes a fire in the laundry room on March 12, injuring 2 sailors and causing great damage to about 100 beds. This aircraft carrier also encountered serious problems with the toilet system while at sea.
