A few days before the NATO Summit begins in Washington, NTN24 traveled to the city of Norfolk, in Virginia, where It is home to the largest naval base in the world and the headquarters of NATO in North America.
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NTN24 was aboard the largest and most modern aircraft carrier in the world.
This is the Gerald R. Ford, the most capable, adaptable and lethal combat platform in the world. This aircraft carrier Maintains the U.S. Navy’s ability to project power on a global scale through operations at sea.
The aircraft carrier, which serves both the Navy and the NATO military alliance, can carry up to 70 aircraft.
US Navy Lieutenant Commander Adam Demeter confirmed to NTN24 that it is the largest aircraft carrier in the Navy.
“It has over 4,000 marines and it is very impressive. It’s America’s way of showing its strength, keeping the seas open for freedom of navigation. and we have that diplomacy towards the world to show the power of the United States and its capabilities,” he explained.
Demeter mentioned that the aircraft carrier, as many people say, is a small city. “It has a post office, a medical facility. We have communication officers. Everything you would find in a small town is on this aircraft carrier.”
“It can be shipped anywhere in the world and can carry out any type of mission around the world,” he said.
The aircraft carrier could take off for a warplane every seven seconds. It was in the Mediterranean from May 2023 to February.
The planes, for takeoff, They go up in giant elevators to a level from which they take off. and has a floor that has magnetic technology.
