ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 27, 2022) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conduct a .50-caliber machine gun live fire exercise, March 25, 2022. Gerald R. 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 Nolan Pennington)