EAF-18G Growler Aircraft Launch and Recover aboard USS Gerald R. Ford
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 19, 2020) An EA-18G Growler, assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, lands aboard USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) flight deck. Ford is currently conducting Aircraft Compatibility Testing to further test its Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jesus O. Aguiar)