Navy Capt: "I fully believer her (USS FORD) air wing and carrier battle group are capable of defending themselves"
By Kris Osborn, President, Center for Military Modernization
I will tell you Ford has already completed her combat systems qualification. She (USS Ford) has earned every certification she needs to deploy and I fully believer her air wing and carrier battle group are capable of defending themselves,” Capt. Brian Metcalf, Program Manger, USS Ford
USS Ford Ready for War
USS Ford: "She fully transitioned to an in-service ship. Finished successful deployment last Fall with NATO exercise. Several weeks of working with the air wing and battle field group they will go on deployment with … she earned all her certifications and met all the requirements to deploy,” Metcalf told the Navy League's Sea Air Space Symposium.
Kris Osborn is the President of Warrior Maven – Center for Military Modernization. Osborn previously served at the Pentagon as a Highly Qualified Expert with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army—Acquisition, Logistics & Technology. Osborn has also worked as an anchor and on-air military specialist at national TV networks. He has appeared as a guest military expert on Fox News, MSNBC, The Military Channel, and The History Channel. He also has a Masters Degree in Comparative Literature from Columbia University.