An E/A-18G Growler aircraft, attached to Electronic Attack Squadron 142, approaches 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 09:31 |
| Photo ID: | 9485171 |
| VIRIN: | 260108-N-GC805-1070 |
| Resolution: | 3938x2215 |
| Size: | 2.2 MB |
| Location: | ATLANTIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 2 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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