Navy Supercarrier Gerald R. Ford Performs Combat Qualification Trials

Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford ’s (CVN 78) combat systems department, test weapons systems, April 20, 2021. Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trials 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 test and trials. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communications Specialist 3rd Class Riley McDowell)