Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Dane Metz, right, from Jeannette, Pennsylvania, signals Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Daniel Valencia, from Lake Forest, California, both assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31, to initiate release and control component checks on an F/A-18E Super Hornet in the ship’s hangar bay, April 21, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and strike group integration prior to operational deployment.

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