ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 18, 2021) An F/A-18F attached to the “Black Lions” of Strike fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 approaches the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the “Tridents” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 prepares to land as the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) steams in the background during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean, April 18, 2021. Gerald R. Ford is underway conducting its final independent steaming event of post-delivery test and trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zack Guth)