Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Jose Machado, from Yorbalinda, California, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) air department, stands bow safety as an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Flying Eagles” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122, launches from Ford’s flight deck March 9, 2021. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications.

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