Galesburg Native Conducts Helicopter Maintenance Aboard USS Gerald R. Ford

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Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class David Benson, from Galesburg, Illinois, assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) aircraft intermediate maintenance department, performs routine maintenance on a helicopter tail rotor paddle, Nov. 9, 2022. Exercise Silent Wolverine is a U.S.-led, combined training exercise that tests Ford-class aircraft carrier capabilities through integrated high-end naval warfare scenarios alongside participating allies in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is conducting their first deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Grant Gorzocoski)

***Courtesy of the Navy Office of Community Outreach***

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