ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 4, 2023) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Shelby Bilodeau, from Arlington, Texas, assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) air department, directs An E2-D Hawkeye, attached to the "Bear Aces" of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 124, on the flight deck, May 4, 2023. Gerald R. Ford is the flagship of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nolan Pennington)