01/08/2026
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), front, and USS Bainbridge (DDG 96), back, es**rt the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during an integrated phase training event, March 23, 2025.
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides America’s civilian leaders and commanders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners.
U.S. Navy USS Gerald R. Ford - CVN 78 U.S. Fleet Forces Command
