200603-N-XI307-1201 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 3, 2020) Rear Adm. Craig Clapperton, left, commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, receives a brief from Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Reginald Leonard, from Marshall, Texas, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), on Ford's Advanced Arresting Gear, 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)