Aviation Machinist’s Mate Airman Apprentice Micheal Gillikin, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, cleans the main 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), Oct. 12, 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 Aviation Electrician’s Mate Airman Alexis Fowler)
| Date Taken: | 10.12.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 10.27.2025 13:04 |
| Photo ID: | 9363684 |
| VIRIN: | 251012-N-GA372-1807 |
| Resolution: | 5974x4171 |
| Size: | 2.6 MB |
| Location: | MEDITERRANEAN SEA |
| Web Views: | 2 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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