Flight Operations [Image 2 of 9]

VA, UNITED STATES

03.18.2023

Photo by Seaman Grace Lyles 

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)           

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the "Ragin' Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37, prepares to land on the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) flight deck, March 18, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Grace Lyles)

• Date Taken: 03.18.2023
• Date Posted: 03.20.2023 19:34
• Photo ID: 7691333
• VIRIN: 230318-N-WE282-1216
• Resolution: 5472x3648
• Size: 1.27 MB
• Location: VA, US