ADRIATIC SEA (July 6, 2023) Quartermaster Seaman Apprentice Zachery Teetz, from Montgomery, Texas, assigned to the navigation department of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), acts as bow flag walker on the flight deck during a refueling-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Leroy Grumman (T-AO 195), July 6, 2023. 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 Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nolan Pennington)