ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 23, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Lacarsha Mitchell, from Chicago, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), sweeps the deck as an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Ragin' Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37 prepares to launch from the flight deck during flight operations, March 23, 2022. Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting flight deck certification and air wing carrier qualifications as part of the ship's tailored basic phase prior operational deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Melvin)