Lt. Cmdr Deena Abt and CWO3 Dallas Rodriguez watch from the USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) hangar bay as an MH-60S Nighthawk, attached to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, prepares to transport ammunition to Ford during an ammunition on-load with USNS William McLean (T-AKE 12), April 9, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and strike group integration as part of the ship’s tailored basic phase prior to operational deployment.

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Keywords: ammo, ford, gerald, independant, onload, steaming, underway, uss