200603-N-XI307-1056 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 3, 2020) Rear Adm. Craig Clapperton, left, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, receives a brief from Lt Cmdr. Chabonnie Alexander, middle, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), on Ford's Advanced Weapons Elevators, June 3, 2020. Clapperton made his first official visit as CSG-12 commander, to evaluate Ford's operational procedures and ability to support the strike groups command and control mission. 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)