WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner issued the following press release:
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following statement:
"After a record-breaking deployment, the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and its sailors will soon finally return home to their families. For more than 320 days at sea, they served with professionalism and resolve, even enduring a serious fire onboard while continuing to carry out their mission. Their resilience and dedication reflect the very best of our Navy. I thank every sailor aboard the Ford and the servicemembers deployed with Carrier Strike Group 12 for their extraordinary service, sacrifice, and steadfast commitment to o...