200331-N-NQ285-1059 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 31, 2020) Capt. Timothy L. Waits, the executive officer of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and Ford Sailors conduct small boat operations in a rigid inflatable boat (RIB), March 31, 2020. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Sawyer Connally/Released)