#Warship78’s Advanced Weapons Elevators pass the test — move 40,000 lbs of ordnance from magazines to F/A-18 Super Hornets! See how #USSGeraldRFord's state-of-the-art technology enabled Carrier Air Wing Eight to drop light and heavy inert training ordnance during cyclic flight operations. #Lethality #USNavy | USS Gerald R. Ford - CVN 78
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#Warship78’s Advanced Weapons Elevators pass the test — move 40,000 lbs of ordnance from magazines to F/A-18 Super Hornets! See how #USSGeraldRFord's state-of-the-art technology enabled Carrier Air Wing Eight to drop light and heavy inert training ordnance during cyclic flight operations. #Lethality #USNavy | USS Gerald R. Ford - CVN 78
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All 11 weapons elevators aboard USS Gerald R. Ford are tested and certified
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All 11 weapons elevators aboard USS Gerald R. Ford are tested and certified
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#Warship78 hit another major milestone today as munitions were transported on the advanced weapons elevators (AWEs) for the first time! This hands-on training evolution with an inert GBU-10 bomb represents forward progress on the operation of Ford's AWEs. Bravo Zulu, Shipmates! #NavyLethality #CVN78 #IntegrityAtTheHelm #USNavy | USS Gerald R. Ford - CVN 78
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#Warship78 hit another major milestone today as munitions were transported on the advanced weapons elevators (AWEs) for the first time! This hands-on training evolution with an inert GBU-10 bomb represents forward progress on the operation of Ford's AWEs. Bravo Zulu, Shipmates! #NavyLethality #CVN78 #IntegrityAtTheHelm #USNavy | USS Gerald R. Ford - CVN 78
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Navy certifies 5th weapons elevator on USS Gerald R. Ford
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Take a look at the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford - CVN 78. Ford and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 recently completed integrated carrier strike group operations, under the operational control of Carrier Strike Group 12. Read More: https://go.usa.gov/x7vne | U.S. Navy
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Take a look at the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford - CVN 78. Ford and embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 recently completed integrated carrier strike group operations, under the operational control of Carrier Strike Group 12. Read More: https://go.usa.gov/x7vne | U.S. Navy
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