Operations Aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)

Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) deck department conduct small boat operations in Ford's port boat davit, March 12, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adonica Munoz)

Sailors assigned to “Tridents” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, break down the tail rotor of a MH-60S during an inspection in the ship’s hangar bay, March 6, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Arroyo)

Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 6, conduct a mine countermeasure exercise with the "Tridents" of Helicopter Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, March 7, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins)

Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale.

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