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USS Gerald R. Ford sails alongside NATO Allies during first deployment The largest warship in the world, and the US Navy’s newest and most technologically advanced aircraft carrier, is in European waters for its first deployment. The USS Gerald R. Ford recently concluded Exercise Silent Wolverine, a series of maritime drills off the coast of Portugal involving 11 ships from six other NATO Allies. During the exercise, the aircraft carrier launched and recovered strike fighters, surveillance aircraft, electronic warfare aircraft and helicopters while coordinating with ships from Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain. Working together in a multinational carrier strike group, Silent Wolverine gave NATO Allies a chance to see the USS Gerald R. Ford in action and familiarise themselves with its systems. Click here to download the b-roll. Footage includes shots of the carrier strike group under sail; the USS Gerald R. Ford launching and recovering aircraft; a replenishment-at-sea operation and shots of maintainers fixing jets in the hangar bay, as well as interviews with USS Gerald R. Ford Captain Paul Lanzilotta, and Royal Canadian Navy Rear Admiral David Patchell, Vice Commander of US Second Fleet. Click here for the web story, and here for the photos from the ship.