President Donald J. Trump commissioned the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at a commissioning ceremony July 22.
A commissioning is a day of celebration, and honors the dedication, team work, and collaboration of Sailors, legislators, shipbuilders, program managers, and the ship's sponsor in delivering the ship to the fleet.
Trump landed on the flight deck in Marine One and was greeted by Secretary of Defense James Mattis, Acting Secretary of the Navy Sean Stackley, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, and USS Gerald R. Ford Commanding Officer Capt. Rick McCormack.Over 10,000 friends and family members attended the event, watching the festivities from the hangar bay, the pier and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
NAME | NUMBER | LAUNCHED | COMMISSIONED |
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HMS Queen Elizabeth | R 08 | 17 July 2014 | |
HMS Prince of Wales | R 09 |
NAME | NUMBER | LAUNCHED | COMMISSIONED | DECOMMISSIONED |
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HMS Invincible | R 05 | 3 May 1977 | 11 July 1980 | 3 August 2005 |
HMS Illustrious | R 06 | 1 December 1978 | 20 June 1982 | 2014 |
HMS Ark Royal | R 07 | 2 June 1981 | 1 November 1985 | 11 March 2011 |
NAME | NUMBER | LAUNCHED | COMMISSIONED |
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USS Nimitz | CVN 68 | 13 May 1972 | 03 May 1975 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | CVN 69 | 11 October 1975 | 18 October 1977 |
Carl Vinson | CVN 70 | 15 March 1980 | 13 March 1982 |
Theodore Roosevelt | CVN 71 | 27 October 1984 | 25 October 1986 |
Abraham Lincoln | CVN 72 | 13 February 1988 | 11 November 1989 |
George Washington | CVN 73 | 21 July 1990 | 04 July 1992 |
John C. Stennis | CVN 74 | 13 November 1993 | 09 December 1995 |
Harry S. Truman | CVN 75 | 7 September 1996 | 25 July 1998 |
Ronald Reagan | CVN 76 | 4 March 2001 | 12 July 2003 |
George H.W. Bush | CVN 77 | 9 October 2006 | 10 January 2009 |
NAME | NUMBER | LAUNCHED | COMMISSIONED |
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USS Gerald R. Ford | CVN 78 | 9 November 2013 | 22 July 2017 |
USS John F. Kennedy | CVN 79 | ||
USS Enterprise | CVN 80 |