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USS Gerald R Ford Catapult Shooter Shoulder Patch — USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) Catapult Shooter Embroidered Shoulder Patch
Shooter — launching the future from CVN-78's electromagnetic catapults.
This patch identifies the catapult shooters aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the lead ship of the Navy's newest class of supercarriers. Catapult shooters are the officers and enlisted personnel who control the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) that hurls aircraft off the carrier's flight deck at over 150 miles per hour in less than three seconds — and they do it with the push of a button and the signature "shooter" stance.
USS Gerald R. Ford is the most technologically advanced warship ever built, and her EMALS catapults represent a generational leap from the steam catapults used on previous carriers. Catapult shooters on CVN-78 operate at the absolute cutting edge of naval technology, managing a launch system that uses linear induction motors to precisely control the acceleration of each aircraft type — from lightweight drones to fully loaded Super Hornets. The yellow-shirt shooter is one of the most iconic figures on the flight deck, giving the final launch signal from the deck edge with the dramatic forward point that sends aircraft rocketing into the sky. Based in Norfolk, Virginia, Ford's shooters are writing the playbook for the future of carrier operations.
This patch identifies CVN-78's catapult shooters.
Perfect For: USS Gerald R. Ford catapult crew, EMALS operators, carrier flight deck professionals, and supercarrier patch collectors.
Shooters send it — CVN-78.
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