160618-N-VH385-077 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 18, 2016) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Jerome Gordon, from Sanford, Florida, uses hand signals to communicate with the pilot of an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Washington, homeported in Norfolk, is underway conducting carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wyatt L. Anthony/Released)