The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completes the first scheduled explosive event of Full Ship Shock Trials while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, June 18, 2021. The U.S. Navy conducts shock trials of new ship designs using live explosives to confirm that our warships can continue to meet demanding mission requirements under harsh conditions they might encounter in battle. MC3 Riley B. McDowell/US Navy.
Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) muster to their respective life raft stations during an abandon ship training evolution in the ship's hangar bay, June 8, 2021. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST). The U.S. Navy conducts shock trials of new ship designs using live explosives to confirm that our warships can continue to meet demanding mission requirements under harsh conditions they might encounter in battle. MC3 Angel Thuy Jaskuloski/US Navy.
Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Jinaki Boston, from Baltimore, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) supply department, reports a simulated casualty during a general quarters drill, June 9, 2021. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST). The U.S. Navy conducts shock trials of new ship designs using live explosives to confirm that our warships can continue to meet demanding mission requirements under harsh conditions they might encounter in battle. MC3 Brett Walker/US Navy.
Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) brace for shock during a general quarters drill, June 8, 2021. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST). The U.S. Navy conducts shock trials of new ship designs using live explosives to confirm that our warships can continue to meet demanding mission requirements under harsh conditions they might encounter in battle. MC3 Angel Thuy Jaskuloski/US Navy.
Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) supply department brace for shock during a general quarters drill, June 9, 2021. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting Full Ship Shock Trials (FSST). The U.S. Navy conducts shock trials of new ship designs using live explosives to confirm that our warships can continue to meet demanding mission requirements under harsh conditions they might encounter in battle. MC3 Brett Walker/US Navy.