ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 12, 2021) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Zachary Thomason, from Rome, New York, assigned to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, inspects the bolts of the tail drive shaft on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter during daily pre-flight checks in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), March 12, 2021. Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting an independent steaming event. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zack Guth)