USS Ford Qualifications in Atlantic Ocean

Posted on | by Robbin Laird
04/10/2020

These photos various aspects of workers supporting flight operations on the USS Ford and working the quals for the Ford.

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March. 27, 2020) An engineer with Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding Division aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) welds on advanced lower stage weapons elevator 5, March 27,2020. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Conner Foy)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March. 27, 2020) An engineer with Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding Division aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) welds on advanced lower stage weapons elevator 5, March 27,2020. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Conner Foy)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March. 27, 2020) An engineer with Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding Division aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) welds on advanced lower stage weapons elevator 5, March 27,2020. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Conner Foy)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March. 27, 2020) An engineer with Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding Division aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) welds on advanced lower stage weapons elevator 5, March 27,2020. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Conner Foy)
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March. 27, 2020) An engineer with Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding Division aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) welds on advanced lower stage weapons elevator 5, March 27,2020. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Conner Foy)
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Gladiators" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, launches from USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) flight deck during flight operations March 27, 2020. Ford is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Gladiators" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, lands on the flight deck of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during flight operations March 27, 2020. Ford is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the "Gladiators" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, performs a touch-and-go on USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) flight deck during flight operations March 27, 2020. Ford is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the "Gladiators" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, lands on the flight deck of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during flight operations March 27, 2020. Ford is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the "Gladiators" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, prepares to launch off the flight deck of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during flight operations March 27, 2020. Ford is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the "Gladiators" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, performs a touch-and-go on the flight deck of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during flight operations March 27, 2020. Ford is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)