Flight Operations [Image 10 of 13]

ADRIATIC SEA

07.13.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly 

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)           

Sailors assigned to the "Blacklions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 prepare to chock and chain an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to VFA-213 on the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) flight deck, July 14, 2023. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is participating in Neptune Strike, a multiyear effort focused on harmonizing U.S. and NATO planning teams to transfer command and control of Allied naval and amphibious forces to STRIKFORNATO, to provide assurance, deterrence, and collective defense for the Alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly)

• Date Taken: 07.13.2023
• Date Posted: 07.19.2023 05:39
• Photo ID: 7920941
• VIRIN: 230714-N-HJ055-1035
• Resolution: 5184x3456
• Size: 1.15 MB
• Location: ADRIATIC SEA