230211-N-JJ744-1048 Capt. Paul Lanzilotta, center right, commanding officer of the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and Sailors assigned to Ford cut a cake in the hangar bay during a celebration of Black History Month, Feb. 11, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications.

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