200315-N-YW264-1027 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 15, 2020) Seaman Mercedes Mendenhall, from Ivanhoe, California, assigned to the deck department of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), speaks into a sound powered telephone during an anchoring evolution in the ship's forecastle. Gerald R. Ford is currently underway conducting an independent steaming event. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Melvin/Released)