ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 5, 2020) An E-2C Hawkeye attached to the "Bear Aces" of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 124 approaches the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during flight operations, Nov. 5, 2020. Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting fleet carrier qualifications for Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 and CVW-7. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kallysta Castillo)