Sailors assigned to the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) deck department, haul in a tensioning rope on a fueling sponson during a refueling-at-sea with USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195), July 19, 2023. Gerald R. Ford is the U.S Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jennifer Newsome)
| Date Taken: | 07.19.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 07.20.2023 15:56 |
| Photo ID: | 7924477 |
| VIRIN: | 230719-N-SK336-1169 |
| Resolution: | 5251x3501 |
| Size: | 1.07 MB |
| Location: | ADRIATIC SEA |
| Web Views: | 49 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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