Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 11.09.2020
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Kenneth Fells, right, from Palatka, Florida, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) air department, inspects a weight board on Ford’s flight deck prior to flight operations Nov. 9, 2020. Under the leadership of Carrier Strike Group TWELVE, Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting first-ever integrated carrier strike......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 11.09.2020
Sailors assigned to the "Ragin' Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37 conduct preflight checks on an F/a-18E Super Hornet on USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) flight deck prior to flight operations Nov. 9, 2020. Under the leadership of Carrier Strike Group TWELVE, Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting first-ever integrated carrier strike group operations with Carrier......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 11.09.2020
Sailors conduct a foreign object debris (FOD) walkdown on USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) flight deck prior to flight operations Nov. 9, 2020. Under the leadership of Carrier Strike Group TWELVE, Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting first-ever integrated carrier strike group operations with Carrier Air Wing EIGHT, Destroyer Squadron TWO and their Air and Missile Defense......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 11.09.2020
Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Leo Landeros, from Hanford, California, assigned to the "Warhawks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 checks the status of an inert missile on USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) flight deck during flight operations Nov. 9, 2020. Under the leadership of Carrier Strike Group TWELVE, Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting first-ever integrated......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 11.09.2020
Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Andrew Taylor, from Jacksonville, Florida, assigned to the "Warhawks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 raises the wing of an F/A-18E Super Hornet on USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) flight deck during flight operations Nov. 9, 2020. Under the leadership of Carrier Strike Group TWELVE, Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting first-ever......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 11.09.2020
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Aaron Stevens, from Jacksonville, Florida, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) air department, directs an E-2C Hawkeye, attached to the "Bear Aces" of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 124 on Ford’s flight deck during flight operations Nov. 9, 2020. Under the leadership of Carrier Strike Group TWELVE, Gerald R. Ford is underway......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 11.06.2020
Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Cody Ornelas, from Edmond, Oklahoma, assigned to the "Warhawks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97, performs routine maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet on USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) flight deck prior to flight operations Nov. 6, 2020. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting fleet carrier qualifications for Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 and CVW-7.......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 11.06.2020
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Fuels) Airman Dylan Rutledge, from Covington, Georgia, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) air department, prepares for flight operations on Ford’s flight deck Nov. 6, 2020. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting fleet carrier qualifications for Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 and CVW-7. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)...
