Airman Dainel Perodin Castillo, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, left, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Daijhia Hutcherson, from Virginia Beach, Virginia, both assigned to the "Ragin' Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37, preform routine maintenance on an aviation refueling storage tank in USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) hangar bay, March 31, 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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