# USS Gerald R. Ford Concludes Croatia Visit, Resumes Operations<\/p>\n
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the world’s largest aircraft carrier, has departed the Port of Split, Croatia, following a scheduled five-day port visit. The nuclear-powered carrier strike group, under the command of Rear Admiral Paul Lanzilotta of Carrier Strike Group 12, resumed operations in the region after the visit, which included routine shore leave, maintenance, and logistical resupply activities typical of naval deployments in European waters.<\/p>\n
The port call represents the carrier’s continued presence in the U.S. Navy’s European theater of operations, where it maintains strategic positioning amid ongoing geopolitical tensions in Eastern Europe. Port visits to NATO allies such as Croatia serve multiple purposes: they demonstrate sustained American commitment to regional security partnerships, facilitate crew welfare and maintenance schedules, and underscore the operational reach of advanced naval platforms. The Gerald R. Ford is one of the Navy’s newest Nimitz-class carriers and symbolizes significant American naval capability deployment to allied nations.<\/p>\n
The carrier strike group’s movements through strategically important waters highlight the enduring role of carrier aviation in forward presence operations. As the Navy continues rotational deployments in support of NATO allies and regional security objectives, such port visits remain critical for maintaining operational readiness while strengthening diplomatic ties with European partners. The resumption of operations signals continued patrol and training activities across European and Mediterranean waters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The world\u2019s largest aircraft carrier, the US Navy\u2019s USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), departed the Port of Split, Croatia, following a five-day port visit. During the port visit, Rear Adm. Paul Lanzilotta, commander of Carrier Strike Group 12, and the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":247,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.navaltoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/06\/navaltoday-background-.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1751021395","fifu_image_alt":"USS Gerald R. Ford concludes Croatia visit, resumes operations","footnotes":""},"categories":[9007],"tags":[9008,9018],"class_list":["post-48610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maritime-security","tag-breaking-news","tag-naval-today"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/247"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=48610"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50654,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48610\/revisions\/50654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=48610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=48610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maritimehub.co.uk\/?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=48610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}