Deployed Carrier Strike Group 12 Celebrates the 4th of July [Image 3 of 3]

ATLANTIC OCEAN

07.02.2024

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Triniti Lersch 

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)           

Sailors aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), observe an illumination demonstration by Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) during a 4th of July celebration, July 4, 2025. Gerald R. Ford, a first-in-class aircraft carrier and deployed flagship of
Carrier Strike Group Twelve, incorporates modern technology, innovative shipbuilding designs, and best practices from legacy aircraft carriers to increase the U.S. Navy's capacity to underpin American security and economic prosperity, deter adversaries, and project power on a global scale through sustained operations at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Triniti Lersch)

• Date Taken: 07.02.2024
• Date Posted: 07.08.2025 07:24
• Photo ID: 9167243
• VIRIN: 240703-N-GK686-1139
• Resolution: 5575x3717
• Size: 2.49 MB
• Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN