An FA-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Red Rippers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, takes off from the flight deck of the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Feb. 9, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications.

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