ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 23, 2022) Seaman Darius Webb, from Chicago, assigned to the weapons department aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), fires a messenger line to the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) during a fueling at sea in the Atlantic Ocean, March 23, 2022. Gerald R. Ford is conducting flight deck certification and air wing carrier qualifications as part the ship's tailored basic phase prior to operational deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zack Guth)