ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 19, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Lacarsha Mitchell, from Jacksonville, Fla., assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) air department, signals safe launch of an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the "Gladiators" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, Sept. 19, 2022. Gerald R. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications and workups for a scheduled deployment this fall. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Riley McDowell)