NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 17, 2015) -- Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Senior Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Jose Salas is pinned to the rank of senior chief petty officer by his wife during a ceremony More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 1, 2015) —Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Nick Richards, assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was recently selected for commissioning as a Naval officer through the Med More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 2, 2015) -- Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Nick Richards, a Wichita High School Northwest graduate assigned to Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) was selected for commissioning More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 6, 2015) Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailors push a pallet of food across one of the ship’s dry goods storerooms as part of an onload of food. The onload is in prepara More
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Apprentice Yarumy Jimenez, assigned to Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) from Whittier, Calif., is currently on deployment aboard USS George Washington ( More
150908-N-VT117-025 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 9, 2015) Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, conducted a hull-swap with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) after serving seven years More
150810-N-VT117-012 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 10, 2015) Personnel Specialist 3rd Class Doniver Johnson and Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Tielor Dietrich, a Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailor temporari More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 10, 2015) Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate Terry Bright, assigned to Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department, records daily production cont More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 3, 2016) -- Aviation Boatswain's Mate Launch/Recovery (Equipment) 1st Class Jeremy Stoecklein, assigned to Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), explains the inner-workings beh More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 22, 2016) -- Capt. John F. Meier, Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) commanding officer, discusses Advanced Arresting Gear with Rep. Joe Courtney of Connecticut, left, duri More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar. 07, 2016) -- Capt. John F. Meier, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) commanding officer, and the Honorable Dr. Ernest Moniz, Secretary of U.S. Department of Energy, talk i More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., (April 8, 2016) Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailor inspects the banner attached to the ship’s officer brow. This marked the first time the banner was displayed on the ship, More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 17, 2015) -- Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Master Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Tyese Pressley places a senior chief petty officer combination cover on Senior Chief Aviatio More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. ( July 6, 2015) A Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailor pulls a pallet of food across one of the ship’s dry goods storerooms as part of an food onload. The onload is in prepara More
150810-N-VT117-032 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 10, 2015) Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class James Linton, takes his Navy Advancement Exam on the mess decks of aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). Washington is ope More
VALPARAISO, Chile (Oct. 13, 2015) -- Boatswain's Mates from USS George Washington (CVN 73) and Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) secure the port-side anchor during an anchoring evolution off the co More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 22, 2016) -- Rep. Joe Courtney of Connecticut, left, shakes hands with Aviation Boatswain's Mate Launch/Recovery (Equipment) Jeremy Stoecklein, assigned to the Pre-commissioning Unit Ge More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar. 03, 2016) -- Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Patrick Flint, center, gives familiarization training on the M240 machine gun to Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Andre Curtis during a general quarters More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar. 07, 2016) -- Rear Adm. Frank Caldwell, director of Naval Reactors, passes through Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) sideboys as he exists the ship at the conclusion of a sch More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., (April 8, 2016) Susan Ford Bales, ship sponsor, and Greg Willard, corporate secretary and trustee of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation, walk across Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. F More
170903-N-VT117-046 PORTSMOUTH, VA.(Sept. 3, 2017) Sailors apply a clear coat finishing to the deck in a passageway aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)(Ike). Ike is preparing for a Plan More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 17, 2015) – Members of Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) Chiefs Mess congratulate Senior Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Jose Salas after his pinning ceremony at Newport News V More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 8, 2015) Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailor Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Travis Vinson inspects a miniature compass decking graphic honoring the efforts of the More
150810-N-VT117-012 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 10, 2015) Sailors answer questions on their Navy Advancement Exams on Washington's mess decks. USS George Washington (CVN 73) is operating in Southern California waters, More
VALPARAISO, Chile (Oct. 13, 2015) -- Boatswain's Mates from USS George Washington (CVN 73) and Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) drop the starboard-side anchor off the coast of Valparaiso, Chile. W More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 22, 2016) -- Aviation Boatswain's Mate Launch/Recovery (Equipment) 1st Class Jeremy Stoecklein, assigned to the Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), explains the layout and fu More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar. 07, 2016) -- Capt. Jason Lloyd, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) reactor officer, and the Honorable Dr. Ernest Moniz, secretary of U.S. Department of Energy, tour Ford's More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar. 08, 2016) -- McKinley Price, mayor of Newport News, Robert Coleman, vice mayor of Newport News, Jim Bourey, Newport News city manager, Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding senior More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 17, 2015) -- Senior Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Jose Salas, assigned to Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) poses with his family after a pinning ceremony at Newport News Victo More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 8, 2015) Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailor Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Charles Euton, assigned to Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD), mixe More
150810-N-VT117-063 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 10, 2015) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Quinton Pugh, a Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailor temporarily assigned to USS George Washington (CVN 73), answers More
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 12, 2015) Airman Apprentice Ryan Norman, assigned to Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), conducts an oral-review walkthrough with USS George Washington's Ordnance Handling Office More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 22, 2016) -- Capt. John F. Meier, Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) commanding officer, talks with Rep. Joe Courtney of Connecticut in his in-port cabin during a scheduled More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar. 08, 2016) -- McKinley Price, mayor of Newport News, Robert Coleman, talks with Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) Commanding Officer Capt. John F. Meier tour the ship's fli More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 16, 2016) -- McKinley Price, mayor of Newport News, Robert Coleman, vice mayor of Newport News, Jim Bourey, Newport News city manager, Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding senior More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 9, 2015) Logistics Specialist 1st Class Gabriel Klotz, from Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Supply Department, leads fellow first class petty officers in a warm-up exercis More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar. 07, 2016) -- Dr. Ernest Moniz, Secretary of U.S. Department of Energy, Rear Adm. Frank Caldwell, director of Naval Reactors, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) commanding More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 9, 2015) Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) first class petty officers interlock arms as they perform team situps during a CPO-365 Olympics physical fitness competition. CPO More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 9, 2015) Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailors race during a CPO 365 Olympics physical fitness competition. CPO 365 is a year-round leadership training initiative to pre More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 25, 2016) -- Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) chief petty officers and first class petty officers compete during their monthly CPO 365 boat crew olympics. Chiefs and first More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar.30, 2016) -- Granby High School Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) cadets tour Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) flight deck during a visit with the ship's More
HAMPTON, Va. (March 31, 2016) -- Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) chief and first class petty officers participate in a CPO-365 guidon formation run at Fort Monroe. CPO-365 is a yearlong training More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Apr 07, 2016) – Susan Ford Bales, ship sponsor, presents a book to Capt. John F. Meier, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford’s commanding officer, prior to a luncheon in the ship’s inport ca More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Apr 07, 2016) -- Capt. John F. Meier, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) commanding officer, and Capt. Richard McCormack, Ford's prospective commanding officer, shake hands prior More
170903-N-VT117-087 PORTSMOUTH, VA.(Sept. 3, 2017) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Duong Dong draws blood from Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Brad Smith, a chief select, for a medical screening in the medical More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Apr 07, 2016) -- Capt. Richard McCormack, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) prospective commanding officer, shakes hands with Greg Willard, corporate secretary and a trustee of More
170903-N-VT117-073 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 3, 2017) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Demetri Jones installs impact pads for the arresting gear on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenho More
HAMPTON, Va. (Mar. 31, 2016) --Master Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Tyese Presley and Master Chief Machinist Mate Ramon Marte judge a CPO-365 "Boat Crew" guidon at the half-way point of a Pre-Commissioning Unit Ge More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Apr 07, 2016) -- Capt. Richard McCormack, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) prospective commanding officer, shares a laugh with Greg Willard, corporate secretary and a trustee More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar. 9, 2016) -- Master Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate Kemmy Frazier, assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), instructs first class petty officers on the importance of se More
HAMPTON, Va. (Mar. 31, 2016) -- Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) chief and first class petty officers participate in a CPO-365 guidon formation run at Fort Monroe. CPO-365 is a year-long training More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Apr 07, 2016) -- Capt. Richard McCormack, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) prospective commanding officer, shakes hands with Susan Ford Bales, ship sponsor, prior to a luncheo More
HAMPTON, Va. (Mar. 31, 2016) -- Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) chief and first class petty officers pose for a group photo at the conclusion of a CPO-365 guidon formation run at Fort Monroe. CP More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Apr 07, 2016) – Capt. John F. Meier, commanding officer of Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), hosts a luncheon in his in-port cabin with Susan Ford Bales, ship sponsor, Greg Will More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 25, 2016) -- Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) chief petty officers and first class petty officers competed during their monthly CPO 365 boat crew Olympics. Chiefs and first More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar. 9, 2016) -- Master Chief Electronics Technician Danielle Hughes, assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), instructs first class petty officers on the importance of ser More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Apr 07, 2016) – President Gerald R. Ford statue sculptor J. Brett Grill talks with Susan Ford Bales, ship sponsor, Greg Willard, co-chairman of the Gerald R. Ford Commissioning Committee, Pre More
150908-N-VT117-056 SAN DIEGO (Sept. 8, 2015) Chief Boatswain's Mate Talib Cobbs, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), based in Newport News, Va., Sailor temporarily assigned to USS George Washington More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar 09, 2016) -- Fire Controlman 2nd Class Angel Guevara, assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) Combat Systems department, practices loading an inert-dummy RIM-162 Evol More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Apr 07, 2016) – Capt. John F. Meier, commanding officer of Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), hosts a luncheon in his inport cabin with Susan Ford Bales, ship sponsor, Greg Willa More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar 09, 2016) -- Fire Controlman 3rd Class Amber Franklin, assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) Combat Systems department, trains with a missile technician from Huntin More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar 09, 2016) -- Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailors, assigned to the ship's Combat Systems department, practice loading an inert-dummy RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile i More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Apr 07, 2016) -- Capt. John F. Meier, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) commanding officer, and the Honorable Randell Bumgardner, U.S. deputy chief of protocol, hold up plaques t More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar 09, 2016) -- Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailors from Combat Systems department practice loading an inert-dummy RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile into the NATO Sea Spa More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Apr 07, 2016) -- Capt. John F. Meier, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) commanding officer, and the Honorable Randell Bumgardner, U.S. deputy chief of protocol, hold up a commemo More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Apr 07, 2016) -- Greg Willard, co-chairman of the Gerald R. Ford Commissioning Committee, takes a photo of Capt. John F. Meier, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) commanding offic More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Apr 07, 2016) -- Capt. John F. Meier, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) commanding officer and Marypat Woodard, friend of President and Betty Ford, following a luncheon in the sh More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar 09, 2016) -- Sailors assigned to the ship's Combat Systems department practice loading an inert-dummy RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile into the portside-aft NATO Sea Sparrow Missile Sys More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Apr 07, 2016) -- J. Brett Grill, Gerald R. Ford statue sculptor, poses with the Presidents University of Michigan football jersey, following a luncheon in the ship's inport cabin following a More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar. 11, 2016) --Machinist Mate 1st Class Joshua Scheib, assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), talks with USS Abraham Lincoln's (CVN 72) Commanding Officer Capt. Ron Rav More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar.18, 2016) -- Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailors take part in a March birthday celebration on the ship's mess decks. Ford is scheduled for commissioning in 2016. (U.S More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar.18, 2016) -- Two Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailors share a laugh on the mess decks during their March birthday meal celebration. Ford is scheduled for commissioning More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar.18, 2016) -- Culinary Specialist Seaman Adrian Palmer, a native of Colombia, S.C, prepares plates of food for Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailors taking part in a Marc More
170928-N-VT117-106 NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 28, 2017) First class petty officers assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) clean up Raby Road as part of a community relations project organiz More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Mar.18, 2016) -- Culinary Specialist Seaman Adrian Palmer, a native of Colombia, S.C, prepares a plate of food for Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailors taking part in a Mar More