{"id":83392,"date":"2026-03-23T21:21:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T21:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:09:24","slug":"uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"USS Gerald R. Ford docks in Greece for port call after fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The world\u2019s largest aircraft carrier arrived in Greece for maintenance after surviving an onboard fire nearly two weeks earlier, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c6f.navy.mil\/Press-Room\/News\/Article\/4441022\/uss-gerald-r-ford-arrives-in-souda-bay\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.c6f.navy.mil\/Press-Room\/News\/Article\/4441022\/uss-gerald-r-ford-arrives-in-souda-bay\/\">according<\/a> to a Navy release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The USS Gerald R. Ford arrived at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay on Monday after operating in the Red Sea in support of Operation Epic Fury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe port call allows for the ship to undergo efficient assessment, repairs, and resupply,\u201d the release said. \u201cGerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group continues its overseas deployment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aircraft carrier remains fully mission capable, the release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/12\/onboard-fire-extinguished-on-aircraft-carrier-in-red-sea-navy-says\/\" rel=\"\">non-combat fire<\/a> broke out in the main laundry room of the carrier on March 12, injuring two sailors and sending another off ship for further medical treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first two returned to duty that day, while the third, as of March 17, was in stable condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy has not yet revealed the cause of the fire but said more information would be forthcoming when available.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2026\/02\/13\/uss-gerald-ford-the-second-aircraft-carrier-sent-to-middle-east-report\/\" 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=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gerald-ford.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\">USS Gerald Ford the second aircraft carrier sent to Middle East: Report<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The USS Gerald Ford set out on deployment in late June 2025, which means the crew will have been deployed for eight months in two weeks time. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/17\/sailors-aboard-uss-gerald-r-ford-reportedly-lost-their-beds-amid-fire\/\" rel=\"\">600<\/a> service members were reportedly without their racks, after the berthing compartments were affected by the blaze, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/16\/us\/politics\/uss-ford-fire-iran-venezuela.html\" rel=\"\">according<\/a> to The New York Times. Sailors were reportedly sleeping on floors and tables in the aftermath of the fire, which took 30 hours to douse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/17\/us-carrier-ford-to-go-to-port-temporarily-after-fire\/#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20officials%20said,for%20injuries,%20the%20official%20said.\" rel=\"\">reported<\/a> that about 100 sleeping berths were affected by the fire, which resulted in nearly 200 sailors needing treatment for smoke-related injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ford began its most recent deployment on June 24, 2025, when it left Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, for a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. European Command area of responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s on pace to potentially notch the longest-at-sea U.S. Navy deployment ever, as it inches near an 11-month extended deployment mark. The current record is held by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.navy.mil\/browse-by-topic\/ships\/aircraft-carriers\/uss-midway.html\" rel=\"\">USS Midway<\/a>, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.history.navy.mil\/about-us.html\" rel=\"\">deployed at sea<\/a> for 332 days during the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The carrier has been plagued by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/01\/22\/the-navys-largest-ship-continues-to-be-plagued-by-plumbing-issues\/\" rel=\"\">plumbing issues<\/a> during its deployment, affecting the nearly 650 toilets onboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ford has dealt with repeated malfunctions of its vacuum system, which transports and disposes wastewater. The carrier has called for assistance with the poorly performing toilets 42 times since 2023, with 32 calls coming in 2025 alone, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/01\/17\/nx-s1-5680167\/major-plumbing-headache-haunts-13-billion-u-s-carrier-off-the-coast-of-venezuela\" rel=\"\">NPR reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world&#8217;s largest aircraft carrier experienced a non-combat fire on March 12 that reportedly damaged almost 100 sleeping berths.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":111528,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":65,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":{"2":{"categories":["your-military","news"],"primary_category":"your-military"}}},"categories":[101,12,26,65],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3407],"class_list":["post-83392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-news","category-newsletters","category-your-navy"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"NVJK3VF2RBCDZJ7S5GCOWFARRA","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>USS Gerald R. Ford docks in Greece for port call after fire - Navy Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The world&#039;s largest aircraft carrier experienced a non-combat fire on March 12 that reportedly damaged almost 100 sleeping berths.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"USS Gerald R. Ford docks in Greece for port call after fire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The world&#039;s largest aircraft carrier experienced a non-combat fire on March 12 that reportedly damaged almost 100 sleeping berths.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Navy Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-23T21:21:09+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T20:09:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Riley Ceder\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Riley Ceder\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"USS Gerald R. Ford docks in Greece for port call after fire\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2026-03-23T21:21:09+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T20:09:24+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 354,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/ford002.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Daily News Roundup\",\n\t                \"News\",\n\t                \"Newsletters\",\n\t                \"Your Navy\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"USS Gerald R. Ford docks in Greece for port call after fire - Navy Times\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/ford002.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2026-03-23T21:21:09+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T20:09:24+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"The world's largest aircraft carrier experienced a non-combat fire on March 12 that reportedly damaged almost 100 sleeping berths.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/ford002.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/ford002.jpg.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/2026\\\/03\\\/23\\\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"News\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"news\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Your Navy\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/news\\\/your-navy\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"your-navy\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 4,\n\t                    \"name\": \"USS Gerald R. Ford docks in Greece for port call after fire\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Navy Times\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/navy-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Navy Times\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/navytimes\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"USS Gerald R. Ford docks in Greece for port call after fire - Navy Times","description":"The world's largest aircraft carrier experienced a non-combat fire on March 12 that reportedly damaged almost 100 sleeping berths.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"USS Gerald R. Ford docks in Greece for port call after fire","og_description":"The world's largest aircraft carrier experienced a non-combat fire on March 12 that reportedly damaged almost 100 sleeping berths.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/","og_site_name":"Navy Times","article_published_time":"2026-03-23T21:21:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T20:09:24+00:00","author":"Riley Ceder","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Riley Ceder","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"USS Gerald R. Ford docks in Greece for port call after fire","datePublished":"2026-03-23T21:21:09+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T20:09:24+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/"},"wordCount":354,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ford002.jpg.jpg","articleSection":["Daily News Roundup","News","Newsletters","Your Navy"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/","name":"USS Gerald R. Ford docks in Greece for port call after fire - Navy Times","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ford002.jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2026-03-23T21:21:09+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T20:09:24+00:00","description":"The world's largest aircraft carrier experienced a non-combat fire on March 12 that reportedly damaged almost 100 sleeping berths.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ford002.jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ford002.jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/03\/23\/uss-gerald-r-ford-docks-in-greece-for-port-call-after-fire\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/","ad_zone":"news"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Your Navy","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/","ad_zone":"your-navy"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"USS Gerald R. Ford docks in Greece for port call after fire"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","name":"Navy Times","description":"Independent News For Sailors | Navy Times","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#organization","name":"Navy Times","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/navy-logo-white.png","caption":"Navy Times"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Navy Times","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ford002.jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83392"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83403,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83392\/revisions\/83403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83392"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=83392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}