A U.S. Sailor, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 31, takes a fuel sample from an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, Jan. 8, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo)
| Date Taken: | 01.08.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 01.21.2026 09:39 |
| Photo ID: | 9485124 |
| VIRIN: | 260108-N-CO502-1036 |
| Resolution: | 5600x4000 |
| Size: | 3.72 MB |
| Location: | ATLANTIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 2 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
This work, VFA-31 Routine Maintenance [Image 62 of 62], by SN Paige Brown, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.