{"id":62700,"date":"2022-04-06T19:58:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T19:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/04\/06\/uss-ford-completes-flight-deck-certification\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:03:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:03:48","slug":"uss-ford-completes-flight-deck-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/04\/06\/uss-ford-completes-flight-deck-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"USS Ford completes flight deck certification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2022\/03\/02\/uss-ford-completes-maintenance-availability-sea-trials-ahead-of-2022-deployment\/\" target=\"_blank\">aircraft carrier Gerald R. 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Paul Lanzilotta, Ford\u2019s commanding officer, said in a Navy news release. \u201cWe have more tests and evaluations to complete during our next underway periods, and I have no doubt that our Sailors will rise to the challenge and accomplish the mission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The certification comes after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2022\/02\/03\/us-navy-carrier-ford-to-go-on-unusual-deployment-this-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">ship wrapped up a maintenance availability<\/a> and sea trials last month for a sixth-month Planned Incremental Availability at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2022\/02\/03\/us-navy-carrier-ford-to-go-on-unusual-deployment-this-year\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6796195.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Navy carrier Ford to go on unusual deployment this year<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Ford won\u2019t fall under the operational command of a regional combatant commander. 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