USS Gerald R. Ford Conducts Exercises Against Enemy Air Attack For The First Time

US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford in the Atlantic Ocean, June 4, 2020 US Navy/MCS2 Ruben Reed

Business Insider: The Navy's newest aircraft carrier trained to lead defenses against enemy air attack for the first time

* Sailors aboard the Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford conducted an Air Intercept Control event on July 30 — the crew's first such exercise.
* The drill tests the carrier's ability to lead a carrier strike group's mission to defend the carrier and the rest of the force's ships against air attack.

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) completed an Air Intercept Control (AIC) event on July 30. A first for the crew, this accomplishment was another milestone of Ford's operational progress as she passes the half-way point of her 18-month Post-Delivery Test and Trials (PDT&T).

AIC missions are required to increase the Combat Direction Center's proficiency through training. AIC missions are also an opportunity to demonstrate integration with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 as part of the air-defense mission to defend Ford and the rest of the force.

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WNU Editor: The USS Gerald Ford is currently at the half-way point of her 18-month Post-Delivery Test and Trials (PDT&T).

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