200530-N-NO627-2358 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 30, 2020) An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, attached to the "Bear Aces" of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 124, prepares to launch off of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during flight operations, May 30, 2020. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting integrated air wing operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Angel Thuy Jaskuloski/Released)