Images of a U.S. Navy flight deck crew member aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford have gone viral after observers noticed a Venezuelan flag patch on her uniform, coinciding with the carrier's arrival in the Caribbean as part of an expanded U.S. military deployment.
The footage first circulated after the Gerald R. Ford steamed into regional waters this week, drawing attention both for the scale of the vessel—more than 4,000 personnel and dozens of tactical aircraft—and for one detail captured on video: a "yellow shirt" directing aircraft on deck with a Venezuelan flag on her right sleeve.
