Aviation Ordnancemen, assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, perform routine maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 16, 2023. VFA-37 is deployed aboard Gerald R. Ford as part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8. 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: | 10.16.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 11.03.2023 16:29 |
| Photo ID: | 8105279 |
| VIRIN: | 231016-N-GC805-1368 |
| Resolution: | 4015x2868 |
| Size: | 1.02 MB |
| Location: | MEDITERRANEAN SEA |
| Web Views: | 130 |
| Downloads: | 14 |
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