Rear Adm. John Meier, right, commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic, and Capt. J. J. Cummings, USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) commanding officer, communicates with pilots and oversee the landing of an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the “Gladiators” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, from the landing signal officer platform on the ship’s flight deck, Feb. 7, 2021. Meier is onboard to observe Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106’s inaugural use of precession landing mode during carrier qualifications(CQ). Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting CQ.

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