Navy Sustainment Accountability in PROGRAM ACQUISITION by RANDY PILKERTON
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the world’s largest aircraft carrier, sails while conducting a vertical replenishment with Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), June 27, 2025. Gerald R. Ford , a first-in-class aircraft carrier and deployed flagship of Carrier Strike Group Twelve, incorporates modern technology, innovative shipbuilding designs, and best practices from legacy aircraft carriers to increase the U.S. Navy’s capacity to underpin American security and economic prosperity, deter adversaries, and project power on a global scale through sustained operations at sea. Source: U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky This image was cropped to show detail and edited using multiple filters plus dodging and burning techniques.
36 DEFENSE ACQUISITION MAGAZINE | MARCH – APRIL 2026
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