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Senators Warner, Kaine praise USS Ford crew after 327‑day deployment, urge more support for military families
Summary
Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine commended the USS Gerald R. Ford crew for a 327‑day deployment and pressing repair work, and called for better services and flexibility for military families affected by extended deployments.
Senator Mark Warner and Senator Tim Kaine visited Portsmouth’s High Street Landing to thank sailors and shipyard workers involved in restoring the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford after an extended 327‑day deployment. Warner said he had met with sailors and asked the largest tech companies to consider help for military families during extended deployments.
"I just wanna acknowledge the close to 2,700, not only navy personnel, but shipyard workers that are doing incredible work to restore the carrier to service," Senator Mark Warner said, praising the scale of the repair effort. Warner and Kaine said the deployment exposed strains on families and federal workers and that they were developing legislative options to give more flexibility to households facing extended separations.
