The American aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford will leave the Middle East and return to the United States.

The American aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford will leave the Middle East in the coming days. This was reported on April 29 by The Washington Post (WP).

"As of Wednesday, the Ford aircraft carrier was at sea for 309 days, which is a record time for a modern American aircraft carrier spent at sea, which affected its condition," the publication says.

It is noted that the decision will lead to a significant loss of US firepower in the region. The aircraft carrier is scheduled to arrive in Virginia around mid-May.

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The USS Gerald Ford entered the Red Sea on April 18 after repairs. The ship was escorted by the destroyers Winston S. Churchill and Mahan. Before that, he was in the Mediterranean off the coast of the Middle East.

Two people were injured in a fire on the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford on March 12. The cause of the fire, according to the report, was a fire in the main laundry room of the ship.