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News & Updates 
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5.4.12
CNO: Stressed fleet can’t sustain op tempo
The past year has seen the fleet straining to respond to successive crises around the world, from air and missile strikes against Libya and aid missions in the wake of Japan’s devastating earthquake last spring to escalating tensions with Iran over the past five months. In March, the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group headed out on what’s expected to be a 7 1/2-month deployment only eight months after returning from their last cruise.
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4.20.12
The Aircraft Carrier’s Enduring Relevance
The carrier’s enduring utility can be attributed to its range, operational flexibility, and modularity. First, a CVN provides U.S. policymakers with unlimited range and mobility. In an unpredictable and competitive global environment, America’s 11-carrier fleet gives it the capacity to deploy two or three carriers to the Pacific and Indian Oceans at the same time.
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4.18.12
Subcontractors argue against slowdown in carrier production
During a briefing at Sea-Air-Space, the annual Navy League trade show just outside of Washington, D.C., the executives said the purchase of a new carrier every six years instead of the current five would lead to major job losses and a brain drain from parts suppliers, who make everything from elevators to turbines to the machinery that lifts the jet blast deflectors that shield military personnel from exhaust.
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4.16.12
Aircraft Carrier Gerald R. Ford Reaches 75 Percent Structural Completion
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that structural production of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is 75 percent complete.