Combat Systems Ship Qualifications Trials

Credit: Petty Officer 3rd Class Angel Jaskuloski | Date Taken: 04/18/2021
USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) conducts combat systems ship qualification trials (CSSQT), April 16, 2021. CSSQT is a Naval Sea Systems Command requirement to verify that ship personnel can operate and maintain their combat systems in a safe and effective manner. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting its final independent steaming event of post-delivery tests and trials. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Angel Thuy Jaskuloski)