Record #4804
The USS Gerald R. Ford's deployment will run past one year by mid-April 2026, making it the longest post-World War II US Navy deployment
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #4804 Bannon War Room · Episode 5227: The Threat Of Terrism On American Soil Continues To Rise
Original quoteI think by mid April, it'll be the longest deployment of any ship, post World War II in the history, even during Vietnam. I think it'll go over a year
Quote begins at 53:26
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How the call settles
Navy or press records show the USS Gerald R. Ford still deployed past the one-year mark by mid-April 2026 and characterized as the longest post-WWII US Navy deployment
Our reasoning
NO on the research record because The USS Gerald R. Ford deployed from Norfolk June 24, 2025 and returned May 16, 2026 after 326 days - never reaching one year, and only about 295-297 days at mid-April 2026. On April 15, 2026 it broke the post-Vietnam/post-Cold War record (USS Abraham Lincoln's 294-295 days), not the post-WWII record: USS Midway's 332-day 1972-73 deployment still stands.. Applied stored rule: Navy or press records show the USS Gerald R. Ford still deployed past the one-year mark by mid-April 2026 and characterized as the longest post-WWII US Navy deployment.
Outcome evidence
The USS Gerald R. Ford deployed from Norfolk June 24, 2025 and returned May 16, 2026 after 326 days - never reaching one year, and only about 295-297 days at mid-April 2026. On April 15, 2026 it broke the post-Vietnam/post-Cold War record (USS Abraham Lincoln's 294-295 days), not the post-WWII record: USS Midway's 332-day 1972-73 deployment still stands.
Outcome date: 2026-04-15
Verdict recorded: 2026-07-30
Basis: research