ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 10, 2021) Lt. Alex Clark from Bettendorf, Iowa, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78), directs an E2-C Hawkeye, attached the "Bear Aces" of Airborne Command and Control squadron (VAW) 124, to launch from the flight deck, March 10, 2021. Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zack Guth)