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    General Quarters Drill in Preparation for Shock Trials [Image 8 of 13]

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    General Quarters Drill in Preparation for Shock Trials

    Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Wyatt Ridlon, left, from Kent, Washington, and Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Kara Bowermaster, from Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, both assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) deck department, train on pipe patching equipment with a rapid patch during a general quarters drill, June 8, 2021. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST). The U.S. Navy conducts shock trials of new ship designs using live explosives to confirm that our warships can continue to meet demanding mission requirements under the harsh conditions they might encounter in battle. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kallysta Castillo)

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    Date Taken: 06.08.2021
    Date Posted: 06.10.2021 13:17
    Photo ID: 6685752
    VIRIN: 210608-N-ET513-0157
    Resolution: 3174x2267
    Size: 1.15 MB
    Location: US

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