ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 6, 2020) Lt. Gregory Knopik, from Casper, Wyoming, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), signals to launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the �Gladiators� of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106. Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Melvin)