230314-N-LK647-1103 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 14, 2023) A view from the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) of the first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS RAMAGE (DDG 61) as the ships conduct a simulated strait transit while underway as part of the Ford Carrier Strike Group, March 14, 2023. The Ford Carrier Strike Group 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
230314-N-LK647-1103 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 14, 2023) A view from the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) of the first-in-class USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS RAMAGE (DDG 61) as the ships conduct a simulated strait transit while underway as part of the Ford Carrier Strike Group, March 14, 2023. The Ford Carrier Strike Group 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 the Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Malachi Lakey)
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