Rolling Airframe Missile Launching System
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 16, 2015) – Fire Controlman 2nd Class Shelby Edson and Fire Controlman 3rd Class Lawrence Batcheller insert a Load-Out Test Adapter into a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launching system as part of an operability test. Testing of the RAM launching system is one of many milestones in preparation for the commissioning of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ryan Litzenberger/Released)