From left to right, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Royal Moroccan Navy Floreal-class frigate Mohammed VI (701), Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE 6), Spanish Navy first-in-class guided-missile frigate Santa Maria (F81), and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117), steam in formation while transiting the Strait of Gibraltar, Oct. 1, 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 Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Alyssa Joy)
| Date Taken: | 10.01.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 10.20.2025 09:07 |
| Photo ID: | 9362051 |
| VIRIN: | 251001-N-IF194-2530 |
| Resolution: | 4803x3202 |
| Size: | 2.72 MB |
| Location: | STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR |
| Web Views: | 74 |
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