The USS Ronald Reagan arrives at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash., in August 2024. The aircraft carrier went into a 17-month maintenance at the shipyard in March 2025.

The Norfolk-based USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is expected to deploy to Europe next week, putting a third aircraft carrier near the conflict between Israel and Iran, per CNN reports.

Gallery: USS Gerald R. Ford deployment “Nervous, sad, we’re going to miss him most definitely,” said Brooke Crespo Nieves. “We have two children, so he is definitely going to be missed.” ...