Fire Controlman 2nd Class Charles Seddon, from Wasilla, Alaska, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) combat systems department, secures a crane to the flight deck while performing over-the-side missile handling as part of combat systems ship’s qualifications trials (CSSQT), April 15, 2021. CSSQT is a Naval Sea Systems Command requirement to verify that ship personnel can operate and maintain their combat systems in a safe and effective manner. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting its final independent steaming event of post-delivery tests and trials.

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