Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Spencer Taylor, assigned to Air Department aboard the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), signals the launch of an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 87, from the ship's bow catapults, Nov. 5, 2025. Gerald R. Ford, a first-in-class nuclear 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: | 11.05.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 11.06.2025 14:10 |
| Photo ID: | 9380189 |
| VIRIN: | 251105-N-GC805-2043 |
| Resolution: | 3031x3922 |
| Size: | 2.74 MB |
| Location: | ATLANTIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 10 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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