ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 17, 2020) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class David Vonberhren, from Cincinnati, Ohio, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) air department, conducts a safety check on an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 during cyclic flight operations, Nov. 17, 2020. Under the leadership of Carrier Strike Group 12, Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting first-ever integrated carrier strike group operations with Carrier Air Wing 8, Destroyer Squadron 2 and their air and missile defense commander, the commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach)