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Grand Rapids native pilots fighter jet aboard world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford

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Lt. Cmdr. Alexander Degelder, a “Golden Warrior” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, piloted an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford (Courtesy, Petty Officer 2nd Class Nolan Pennington DVIDS)

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Lt. Cmdr. Alexander Degelder from Grand Rapids, MI, assigned to the “Golden Warriors” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, piloted an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea on Aug. 30.

Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale.

The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests.