ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 1, 2020) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the �Tridents� of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Nov. 10, 2020. Under the leadership of Carrier Strike Group TWELVE, Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting first-ever integrated carrier strike group operations with Carrier Air Wing EIGHT, Destroyer Squadron TWO and their Air and Missile Defense Commander, commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeff Troutman)