Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Edgar Martinez, assigned to Weapons Department aboard the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), fires an M2 .50 caliber machine gun on the fantail during a live-fire gunnery exercise, Oct. 14, 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 1st Class Raymond Maddocks)
| Date Taken: | 10.14.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 10.26.2025 07:19 |
| Photo ID: | 9362815 |
| VIRIN: | 251014-N-IC246-1207 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 4.55 MB |
| Location: | MEDITERRANEAN SEA |
| Web Views: | 6 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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