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While underway
Fire Controlman 2nd Class Charles Seddon, from Wasilla, Alaska, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) combat systems department, directs a crane while performing over-the-side missile handling as part of combat systems ship’s qualifications trials (CSSQT), April 15, 2021. CSSQT is a Naval Sea Systems Command requirement to verify that ship personnel can operate and maintain their combat systems in a safe and effective manner. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting its final independent steaming event of post-delivery tests and trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert Stamer)
While underway
Fire Controlman 2nd Class Charles Seddon, from Wasilla, Alaska, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) combat systems department, directs a crane while performing over-the-side missile handling as part of combat systems ship’s qualifications trials (CSSQT), April 15, 2021. CSSQT is a Naval Sea Systems Command requirement to verify that ship personnel can operate and maintain their combat systems in a safe and effective manner. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting its final independent steaming event of post-delivery tests and trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert Stamer)