Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Apprentice Aren Cuellar, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, signals to an MH-60S Sea Hawk on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during a vertical replenishment in the Mediterranean Sea, Oct. 2, 2025. Gerald R. Ford, a first-in-class aircraft carrier and deployed flagship of Carrier Strike Group 12, 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 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tajh Payne)
| Date Taken: | 10.02.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 10.26.2025 07:09 |
| Photo ID: | 9359726 |
| VIRIN: | 251002-N-GC805-1038 |
| Resolution: | 5969x3358 |
| Size: | 3.42 MB |
| Location: | MEDITERRANEAN SEA |
| Web Views: | 29 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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