NORFOLK (April 9, 2021) Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) load an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) into a missile launcher during an ammunition onload, April 9, 2021. Ford is in port Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled window of opportunity for maintenance as part of her 18-month post delivery test and trials phase of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Angel Thuy Jaskuloski)