Participating carrier-based fixed-wing aircraft included the F-35C and F/A-18E/F fighter jets, the EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft, and the E-2D airborne command and control aircraft.

Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford ready an F/A-18 Super Hornet for takeoff in the Ionian Sea on July 29, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S ...