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Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Steven Sims, right, from San Bernardino, California, both assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) air department, recover a simulated casualty during a mass casualty drill on the flight deck, March 4, 2022. Ford is in port at Naval Station Norfolk executing a tailored basic phase prior to the ship’s first operational deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jacob Mattingly)
