ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 5, 2023) E2-D Hawkeye aircraft from the "Bear Aces" of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 124 prepare to take off from the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), 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. NavyÕs capacity to project power on a global scale. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Maxwell Orlosky)