An E2-D Hawkeye attached to the "Bear Aces" of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 124, takes off USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) flight deck, April 1, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting flight deck certification and air wing carrier qualification as part of the ship’s tailored basic phase prior to operational deployment.

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