ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 24, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Patrick Hickey, bottom, from Hudson, Massachusetts, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Axell Sandoval, from West Palm Beach, Florida, both assigned to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, perform routine maintenance on an MH-60S Nighthawk's main rotor in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), March 24, 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 3rd Class Trenton Edly)