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World’s largest aircraft carrier to return to US after record deployment

record for the longest post Vietnam-war deployment, a nearly 10-month span after leaving Naval

A nearly year-long deployment at sea takes a toll on military families

deployment at sea takes a toll on military families ![A woman stands with her children as her husband prepares to set sail on the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford from the Naval Station Norfolk

The $13 billion carrier with a plumbing problem is home. Now come the costly repairs

longest since the Vietnam War. **Mike Kropf/Getty Images** Mike Kropf/Getty Images With 4,600 sailors finally home, USS Gerald R. Ford will finally receive some much needed repairs and an upgrade to its beleaguered sewage