ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 19, 2021) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Aaron Harvell, from Clover, South Carolina, assigned to the "Bear Aces" of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 124, signals safe to launch as an E-2C Hawkeye launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), April 19, 2021. Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting its final independent steaming event of post delivery test and trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Riley McDowell)