A nearly year-long 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 on June 24, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. More than 10 months later the carrier and its crew is still at sea. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images When sailors on the aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford left Norfolk, Va., last June, they had little idea they would eventually set the record for the longest post-Vietnam war …