ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 7, 2023) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Jared Boykin, from Titusville, Fla., assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31, conducts a pre-operation check of ordnance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet aboard the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), May 7, 2023, in the Atlantic Ocean. 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)