Aviation Ordnanceman Airman John Kierce, from Boise, Idaho, assigned to the weapons department of the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, equips his bulletproof vest with M9 Beretta magazines 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: | 8104694 |
| VIRIN: | 231014-N-GC805-1164 |
| Resolution: | 3456x5184 |
| Size: | 1.25 MB |
| Location: | MEDITERRANEAN SEA |
| Web Views: | 30 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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