200203-N-DN657-1035 NORFOLK (Feb. 3, 2020) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Alexis Lanier, from Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina, assigned to the air department aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), folds the American flag as the ship gets underway. Gerald R. Ford is underway conducting an independent steaming event. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zack Guth/Released)