Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Zander Jenkins, (left), from Bardstown, Kentucky, and Boatswain's Mate Seaman Zachary Thornton, from Lexington, Texas, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) deck department, prepares new mooring lines, June 17, 2021. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST). The Navy conducts shock trials of new ship designs using live explosives to confirm that our warships can continue to meet demanding mission requirements under the harsh conditions they might encounter in battle.

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