First-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) burial detail conducts a burial at sea on the ship’s aircraft elevator 2, Sept. 17, 2022. During the ceremony, the cremated remains of 30 souls were committed to the sea in the Atlantic Ocean. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall.

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