Neptune Strike 25-3 Ships Sail in Formation [Image 3 of 3]

NORTH SEA

09.24.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Gladjimi Balisage 

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)           

The world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), front, sails in formation with Royal Danish Navy Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate Niels Jeul (F363), second, the French Navy Aquitaine-class frigate FS Bretagne (D655), third, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Mahan (DDG 72) and USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), fourth and fifth respectively, Sept. 24, 2025. Gerald R. Ford is participating in NATO’s Neptune Strike enhanced vigilance activity that facilitates combined maritime integration and demonstrates the force’s resolve and readiness to defend and protect Allied nations’ security and peace using Allied high-end capability assets. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Gladjimi Balisage)

• Date Taken: 09.24.2025
• Date Posted: 09.24.2025 06:48
• Photo ID: 9336116
• VIRIN: 250924-N-IQ220-1140
• Resolution: 5735x3823
• Size: 2.38 MB
• Location: NORTH SEA