USS Ford will return week of Jan. 14 after more than 8 months deployed

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The Ford was supposed to be replaced by the USS Eisenhower in the fall — but that carrier was diverted to the Middle East in mid-October.
The Ford’s deployment was on track to match the longest post-Vietnam stint at sea before Navy leadership made the call to send it home.