Indianola native serves aboard USS Gerald R. Ford

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April 9, 2020

Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Apprentice David Hostuttler, from Indianola, Oklahoma, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) aircraft intermediate maintenance department, calibrates a microwave frequency counter March 28, 2020. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications.

Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Apprentice David Hostuttler, from Indianola, Oklahoma, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) aircraft intermediate maintenance department, calibrates a microwave frequency counter March 28, 2020. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier qualifications.

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