ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 2, 2020) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Payson Rogers, from Las Cruces, New Mexico, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) air department, prepares an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Gladiators of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 to launch during flight operations, Nov. 2, 2020. Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)