Dozens of Joint NATO Aircraft Carriers Carrying F-18 Jets Sail in Europe Black Sea

Dozens of Joint NATO Aircraft Carriers Carrying F-18 Jets Sail in Europe Black Sea The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), the first carrier in its class USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), departed from Naval Station Norfolk, United States. The deployment of aircraft carriers loaded with dozens of F-18 fighter jets, reconnaissance aircraft and other modern fighter jets to Europe is a major US operation in NATO territory in the midst of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This deployment is the US response in securing its allies in the European region from the threat of Russian operations against Ukraine which is a NATO ally.