Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Kory Smith, from Greensboro, North Carolina, assigned to the world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) weapons department, signals to an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the “Tridents” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, during a replenishment-at-sea with USNS Laramie (T-AO 203), USNS Medgar Evers (T-AKE 13) and the Arleigh-Burke Class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), Sept. 16, 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)