Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Thomas Trosper, from Georgetown, Illinois, attached to the ÒRaginÕ BullsÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37, observes an F/A-18F Super Hornet preparing for launch on the flight deck of the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), March 28, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations f
Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Thomas Trosper, from Georgetown, Illinois, attached to the ÒRaginÕ BullsÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37, observes an F/A-18F Super Hornet preparing for launch on the flight deck of the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), March 28, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the NavyÕs capacity to project power on a global scale.
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