NORFOLK (April 9, 2021) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) combat systems department load an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) 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 Seaman Jackson Adkins)