230521-N-LK647-1582 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 21, 2023) The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) steams in formation with the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), the German navy Brandenburg-class frigate Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (F 218), the Spanish navy F-100-class frigate Alvaro de Bazan (F 101), the Royal Netherlands navy Karel Doorman-class frigate Van Amstel (F 831), and the Polish navy Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate General Tadeusz Kosciuszko during a photo exercise


230521-N-LK647-1582 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 21, 2023) The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) steams in formation with the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), the German navy Brandenburg-class frigate Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (F 218), the Spanish navy F-100-class frigate Alvaro de Bazan (F 101), the Royal Netherlands navy Karel Doorman-class frigate Van Amstel (F 831), and the Polish navy Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate General Tadeusz Kosciuszko during a photo exercise (PHOTOEX), May 21, 2023. Normandy is part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment in the Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by Sixth Fleet to defend , allied, and partner interests. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey)


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