Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Joseph Davis, from Asheville, North Carolina, assigned to the world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) aircraft intermediate maintenance department (AIMD), prepares an F/A-18 Super Hornet engine to be transported into Gerald R. Ford's engine bay, June 14, 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.