{"id":590,"date":"2018-03-02T01:23:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T01:23:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kitcofiberoptics.com\/?page_id=590"},"modified":"2024-09-30T16:52:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T20:52:44","slug":"uss-gerald-r-ford-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kitcofiberoptics.com\/uss-gerald-r-ford-2\/","title":{"rendered":"USS Gerald R. Ford"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id590_c604b6-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:center;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id590_c604b6-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:center;}.kb-row-layout-id590_c604b6-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-lg, 4rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1337px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}.kb-row-layout-id590_c604b6-a2 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id590_c604b6-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id590_c604b6-a2 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id590_c604b6-a2 alignfull has-theme-palette9-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-row kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-middle kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column590_82d9f8-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;}.kadence-column590_82d9f8-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column590_82d9f8-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column590_82d9f8-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column590_82d9f8-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column590_82d9f8-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column590_82d9f8-88{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column590_82d9f8-88{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column590_82d9f8-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column590_82d9f8-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column590_82d9f8-88{text-align:left;}.kadence-column590_82d9f8-88{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column590_82d9f8-88{align-self:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column590_82d9f8-88{align-self:auto;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column590_82d9f8-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column590_82d9f8-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kt-row-column-wrap > .kadence-column590_82d9f8-88{align-self:center;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column590_82d9f8-88{align-self:auto;}.kt-inner-column-height-full:not(.kt-has-1-columns) > .wp-block-kadence-column.kadence-column590_82d9f8-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column590_82d9f8-88 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column590_82d9f8-88 kb-section-dir-vertical inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading590_db4340-bd, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading590_db4340-bd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading590_db4340-bd\"]{font-size:var(--global-kb-font-size-xl, 3rem);line-height:1.2;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading590_db4340-bd mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading590_db4340-bd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading590_db4340-bd\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading590_db4340-bd img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading590_db4340-bd[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading590_db4340-bd\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading590_db4340-bd wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading590_db4340-bd\">USS Gerald R. Ford<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading590_0f25c9-bb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading590_0f25c9-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading590_0f25c9-bb\"]{margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading590_0f25c9-bb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading590_0f25c9-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading590_0f25c9-bb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading590_0f25c9-bb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading590_0f25c9-bb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading590_0f25c9-bb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading590_0f25c9-bb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-3-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading590_0f25c9-bb\"><strong>In 2012 KITCO was brought on for engineering support<\/strong> by Newport News shipbuilding to help plan and define methods that would support both physical and\u00a0logical\u00a0fiber optic design topologies aboard what is now one of the most technically advanced warships in modern history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This engineering support ultimately positioned KITCO to provide highly specialized fiber optic installation, inspection, fabrication &amp; testing support for more than 26 systems being integrated aboard the lead ship of her class, The USS GERALD R. FORD (CVN-78).\u00a0 On this particular installation, KITCO installed over 4,000,000 linear feet of blown optical fiber, and fusion spliced and\/or fabricated thousands of fiber optic connections.\u00a0 We met Initial Light Off (ILO) dates for every single system, with 100% system operational verification testing (SOVT) for all fiber optic components where we provided support.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column590_854082-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column590_854082-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column590_854082-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:0px;}.kadence-column590_854082-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column590_854082-d4 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column590_854082-d4 > 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading590_3b3b4a-fb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading590_3b3b4a-fb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading590_3b3b4a-fb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading590_3b3b4a-fb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading590_3b3b4a-fb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading590_3b3b4a-fb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-4-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading590_3b3b4a-fb\"><strong>USS <em>Gerald R. Ford<\/em>\u00a0(CVN-78)<\/strong> is the lead ship of her class of United States Navy Supercarriers. The ship is named after the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford, whose World War II naval service included combat duty aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey in the Pacific Theater. The\u00a0keel\u00a0of\u00a0<em>Gerald R. Ford<\/em>\u00a0was laid down on 13 November 2009.\u00a0Construction began on 11 August 2005, when\u00a0Northrop Grumman\u00a0held a ceremonial steel cut for a 15-ton plate that forms part of a side shell unit of the carrier.\u00a0She was\u00a0christened\u00a0on 9 November 2013.\u00a0<em>Gerald R. Ford<\/em>\u00a0entered\u00a0the fleet\u00a0replacing the decommissioned\u00a0USS\u00a0<em>Enterprise<\/em>\u00a0(CVN-65), which ended her 51 years of active service in December 2012.\u00a0Originally scheduled for delivery in 2015,\u00a0<em>Gerald R. Ford<\/em>\u00a0was delivered to the Navy on 31 May 2017\u00a0and formally commissioned by\u00a0President Donald J. Trump\u00a0on 22 July 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USS Gerald R. Ford In 2012 KITCO was brought on for engineering support by Newport News shipbuilding to help plan and define methods that would support both physical and\u00a0logical\u00a0fiber optic design topologies aboard what is now one of the most technically advanced warships in modern history. 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