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Feb 21 2026
01:55 pm
By: bizgrrl
The current federal administration Iran buildup is an attempt to drown out affordability problems.
USS Gerald R. Ford is extending its June 24, 2025, deployment (a 2nd time)... that could push it past 300 days at sea and break the modern 294-day aircraft carrier record... resulting in "delayed shipyard work, postponed testing for new systems, mounting strain across the strike group..., human cost to sailors (Missed funerals, blocked toilets)and the readiness penalties that follow when maintenance windows slip."
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