ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 1, 2022) Command Master Chief Bryan Davis, USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) Command Master Chief, delivers a speech to the Chief's mess in honor of the Chief's birthday before a cake cutting ceremony, April 1, 2022. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting flight deck certification and air wing carrier qualification as part of the ships tailored basic phase prior to operational deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Riley McDowell)