191210-N-WC455-1109 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 10, 2019) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Brian Bowles, left, from Hinton, West Virginia, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Francisco Diaz, from Haines City, Florida, both assigned to the air department aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), assemble a dyno meter to measure horizontal deck tension prior to electromagnetic aircraft launching system (EMALS) testing. Gerald R. Ford is currently underway conducting an independent steaming exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Murray/Released)