Ford Carrier Strike Group Maximizes New CVN’s Gear, Design In Final Test Event Before Shock Trials

Fire Controlman 2nd Class Anthony Anadon, from Stockton, California, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN-78) combat systems department, prepares an Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) for upload into a missile launcher during an ammunition onload on April 9, 2021. US Navy Photo

Asked how Ford, the strike group and the air wing used CSSQT and the rest of the recent at-sea period to highlight the strengths of the new class of carriers, Ford commanding officer Capt. Paul Lanzilotta told USNI News...

https://news.usni.org/2021/04/26/ford-carrier-strike-group-maximizes-new-cvns-gear-design-in-final-test-event-before-shock-trials

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