200529-N-XI307-1071 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 29, 2020) A Sailor assigned to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 signals an MH-60S helicopter attached to HSC-9 to take off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during flight operations, May 29, 2020. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting integrated air wing operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach/Released)