Airman Apprentice Sayo Oluyemi, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, secures a blade clamp to a rotor blade on an MH-60S Sea Hawk while on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Sept. 22, 2025. Gerald R. Ford, a first-in-class aircraft carrier and deployed flagship of Carrier Strike Group Twelve, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and defend U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Electrician’s Mate Airman Alexis Fowler)
| Date Taken: | 09.22.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.26.2025 11:45 |
| Photo ID: | 9336934 |
| VIRIN: | 250922-N-GA372-1144 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 2.02 MB |
| Location: | NORTH SEA |
| Web Views: | 19 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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