ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 13, 2023) Sailors assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 remove chocks and chains on an F/A-18E Super Hornet aboard the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), May 13, 2023. VFA-87 is deployed aboard Gerald R. Ford as part of Carrier Airwing (CVW) 8. Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Maxwell Orlosky).