ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2022) The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) steams in the Atlantic Ocean in formation with the German frigate FGS Hessen (F 221), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), the Danish frigate HDMS Peter Willemoes (FFH 362), the Canadian frigate HMCS Montreal (FFH 336), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), the Spanish Armada frigate Álvaro de Bazán (F 101), the Dutch frigate HNLMS De Zeven Povincien (F 802), the French frigate FS Chevalier Paul (D 621), the Dutch frigate HNLMS Van Amstel (F 831) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74), Nov. 7, 2022. Exercise Silent Wolverine is a U.S.-led, combined training exercise that tests Ford-class aircraft carrier capabilities through integrated high-end naval warfare scenarios alongside participating allies in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is conducting their first deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins)