Missile Loading [Image 5 of 5]

ATLANTIC OCEAN

05.03.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly 

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)           

Fire Controlman 2nd Class Joseph Viar, from Tulsa, Oklahoma, assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier Gerald. R. Ford’s (CVN 78) combat systems department prepares to load a Rolling Airframe Missile on one of Ford’s weapons sponsons, May 3, 2023. Gerald R. Ford is the flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly)

• Date Taken: 05.03.2023
• Date Posted: 05.04.2023 07:27
• Photo ID: 7776833
• VIRIN: 230502-N-HJ055-1263
• Resolution: 2592x1728
• Size: 1.14 MB
• Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN