The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrived at the Souda Bay and docked at the port on the island of Crete early afternoon on Clean Monday.

The largest and one of the most advanced warships of its class in the world, arrived in Souda at noon on February 23, to refuel before being deployed to the Middle East, against the backdrop of tensions between the US and Iran.

NEW: USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) arriving at Souda Bay, Greece

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USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrives at Souda Bay on the island of Crete, Greece, February 23, 2026. REUTERS/Stelios Misinas pic.twitter.com/1wVMm4lwKg

— Idrees Ali (@idreesali114) February 23, 2026

Souda is one of the most important bases in the Mediterranean, due to its ability to provide support even to a warship like the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, highlighting its strategic and geopolitical value in the wider region.

The aircraft carrier needed three days to reach Crete coming from the Gibraltar Strait

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It is not clear for how long the Gerald r. Ford will be docked at the Souda port which may face one big ecological and sanitation problem: the majority of the toilets on the US aircraft carrier have been broken and flooded with sewage.

THE PLANNED U.S. ATTACK ON IRAN has a hitch: most of the missile-targeting crew are queuing for toilets on the lead vessel, the USS Gerald R Ford.

This is not a joke. A set of emails was obtained by NPR, a US public broadcasting group, revealing that toilet wars have broken out… pic.twitter.com/2rbq7d5CK2

— Nury Vittachi (@NuryVittachi) February 23, 2026

Just think that the Gerald R. Ford carries 5,000 personnel…