A Sailor assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) air department, directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the "Blacklions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213, during flight operations on Ford’s flight deck, March 25, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting flight deck certification and air wing carrier qualification as part of the ships tailored basic phase prior to operational deployment.

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