USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) had its first Air Intercept Control (AIC) event on Jul. 30 and the aircraft carrier’s crew directed F/A-18s from VFA-103 and VFA-213 to protect high value asset against enemy threats.
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U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Johnnie Caldwell/Released / Public domain
Two separate AIC events took place during the exercise and Ford’s Air Intercept Controller, Operations Specialist 1st Class David Geary, controlled two Super Hornets from Jolly Rogers and four F/A-18Fs from Black Lions to “intercept, escort and if necessary kill the inbound threat aircraft.”
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