Master-At-Arms 1st Class Mark Bruce, right, from Buffalo, N.Y., assigned to the security department of the worldÕs largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), observes Hull Technician Fireman Eduardo Cruz, from San Diego, assigned to engineering department, during a live-fire exercise in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 14, 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 currently operating in the Mediterranean Sea, at the direction of the Secretary of Defense. The U.S. maintains forward-deployed, ready, and postured forces to deter aggression and support security and stability around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tajh Payne)
| Date Taken: | 10.14.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 11.03.2023 14:45 |
| Photo ID: | 8104662 |
| VIRIN: | 231014-N-GC805-1038 |
| Resolution: | 5184x3456 |
| Size: | 1.45 MB |
| Location: | MEDITERRANEAN SEA |
| Web Views: | 21 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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