191123-N-NO627-1256 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 23, 2019) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Connor Mangano, from Fishers, Indiana, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), loads a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire weapons evolution. Ford is currently underway conducting an independent steaming exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Angel Thuy Jaskuloski/Released)