200515-N-XI307-1428 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 15, 2020) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Houston Helms, from Bluff, Alabama, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) deck department, communicates with hand signals during a replenishment-at-sea with the underway replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201), May 15, 2020. Gerald R. Ford is currently underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach/Released)