Nathan Griffiths

Associated Press
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In this April 27, 2016 photo, USS Gerald R. Ford is stationed at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va. The $12.9 billion warship, the first of the Navy’s next generation of aircraft carriers, is in the final stages of construction after cost overruns and a delay of more than one year. This carrier and those that will follow are being built to replace the Nimitz-class carriers, which were first commissioned in 1975.
Navy's Next-Generation Aircraft Carrier
The Navy refers to its newest aircraft carrier as 4.5 acres of sovereign U.S. territory.
Nov 11th, 2016