The US Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, successfully launched and recovered a fighter jet for the first time. http://cnn.it/2uj2uwt | CNN

The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and its escort ships are expected to head from the Caribbean to the Middle East, three U.S. officials told CBS News, adding a second aircraft carrier to the region as tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to simmer. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio explains what this could mean. | CBS News

ON THE MOVE: The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier was spotted entering the Mediterranean Sea through the Strait of Gibraltar after being ordered to the region as part of the U.S. military buildup for possible action against Iran. | Fox News

Unverified reports claim the USS Gerald R. Ford was struck near Iran, but there’s no official confirmation. | Engineering Facts

The Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are currently being constructed for the United States Navy, which intends to eventually acquire ten of these ships in order to replace current carriers on a one-for-one basis, starting with the lead ship of her class, Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), replacing Enterprise (CVN-65), and later the Nimitz-class carriers. The new vessels have a hull similar to the Nimitz class, but they carry technologies since developed with the CVN(X)/CVN-21 progra