Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Kaeden Mathiesen, right, from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, trains Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Aidyn Moller, from Chicago, both assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) weapons department, on the ship’s advanced weapons elevator (AWE) flight deck control station, June 16, 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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