ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 8, 2021) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Recruit David Caruso, left, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Apprentice Darion Thornton, assigned to the air department aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), observe an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Gladiators” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 as it launches from the flight deck, Feb. 8, 2021. VFA-106 is using precision landing mode for the first time for carrier qualifications. Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist RJ Stratchko)