ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 10, 2022) Chief Logistics Specialist Octavia Christian, right, from Bainbridge, Georgia, conducts a uniform inspection of Logistics Specialist 1st Class Mirthala Flores, left, from Santa Rosa, Texas, both assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford�s (CVN 78), in the hangar bay, April 10, 2022. Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and strike group integration as part of the ship�s tailored basic phase prior to operational deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nolan Pennington)