ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman James Elderly, from Auburn, Georgia, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, signals to an MH-60S Nighthawk, attached to HSC-9, during an ammunition onload on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Sept. 25, 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 Jackson Adkins)