Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Espinosa, top, from Miami, and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Geovany Jurado, from San Antonio, both assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) combat systems department, prepare to load a RIM 116 Block missile into a rolling airframe missile launcher, Sept. 22, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall.

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