ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2022) The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean in formation with the German navy frigate FGS Hessen (F 221), the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), Danish navy frigate HDMS Peter Willemoes (FFH 362), the Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Montreal (FFH 336), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), the Spanish Armada frigate Alvaro de Bazan (F 101), the Dutch navy frigate HNLMS De Zeven Provincien (F 802) and the French navy frigate FS Chevalier Paul (D 621), 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 3rd Class Jacob Mattingly)