MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Aug. 4, 2023) Senior Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Vic Paulino, from New York, assigned to the world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) air department, prepares to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the "Ragin' Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37 from the flight deck, Aug. 4, 2023. Forces from Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 and the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group are conducting the Sage Wolverine series of high-end maritime training events in the central Mediterranean Sea to increase NATO interoperability and promote regional peace and stability (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nolan Pennington)