Lt. Cmdr. Ian Topping, left, USS Gettysburg’s (CG 64) operations security officer, and Lt. Cmdr. Aaron Young, Gettysburg’s perspective operations officer, observe an air defense exercise from an air and missile defense coordination console in the Tactical Flag Command Center aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), April 26, 2021. Under the leadership of CSG-12, Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting integrated carrier strike group operations with CVW-8, DESRON 2 and their Air and Missile Defense Commander, Commanding Officer of USS Gettysburg (CG 64). (This image has been alte

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Lt. Cmdr. Ian Topping, left, USS Gettysburg’s (CG 64) operations security officer, and Lt. Cmdr. Aaron Young, Gettysburg’s perspective operations officer, observe an air defense exercise from an air and missile defense coordination console in the Tactical Flag Command Center aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), April 26, 2021. Under the leadership of CSG-12, Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting integrated carrier strike group operations with CVW-8, DESRON 2 and their Air and Missile Defense Commander, Commanding Officer of USS Gettysburg (CG 64). (This image has been altered by blurring out computer screens for security purposes.)

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