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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Aug. 27, 2019) Vice Adm. Thomas
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 22, 2019) Lt. Jason Story,
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 27, 2019) Fire Controlman
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 22, 2019) Hospital Corpsman
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 19, 2019) Sailors assigned
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 21, 2019) Culinary Specialist
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (May 21, 2019) Lt. j.g. Andrew Oxendine,
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 3, 2019) Electronic Technician
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 2, 2019) Yeoman 2nd Class Andrew
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 25, 2019) Boatswain’s Mate
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 30, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 28, 2019) Chief of Naval Operations
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 22, 2019) Hospital Corpsman
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NORFOLK, Va. (Sept. 21, 2018) Chief Electrician's Mate
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Aug. 2, 2018) Damage Controlman
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 16, 2019) Sailors assigned
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Sept. 5, 2019) Aviation Boatswain's
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 1, 2019) Capt. Tim Waits, left,
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 28, 2019) Rear Adm. Brian Antonio,
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 28, 2019) Rear Adm. Brian Antonio, program executive officer aircraft carriers, is rung aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) along with Frederick Stefany, deputy assistant Secretary of the... More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Sept. 11, 2019) Chief (Select) Hospital
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 29, 2019) Sailors attend the
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 29, 2019) Sailors attend the Hampton Roads Naval Museum (HRNM) Vietnam War Veterans Day Ceremony at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. The ceremony recognized the 50th an... More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 3, 2019) Electronic Technician
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 3, 2019) Electronic Technician 2nd Class Wilfred Agboglo, from Aurora, Colorado, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) combat systems department, receives a Navy and Marine Corps Ach... More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 15, 2019) Lt. Cmdr. Tim Roe,
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 15, 2019) Lt. Cmdr. Tim Roe, from Travelers Rest, South Carolina, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) reactor department, returns the salutes of Ford's wardroom as he is piped asho... More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Sept. 25, 2019) Secretary of Defense
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Sept. 25, 2019) Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper is briefed on USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) advanced weapons elevators (AWE) by Capt. John J. Cummings, Ford’s commanding officer. Esper... More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 11, 2019) Capt. John J. Cummings,
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 11, 2019) Capt. John J. Cummings, USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) commanding officer, presents the Navy Security Forces Sentry certificate of graduation to Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Hand... More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 17, 2018) Secretary of the
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 21, 2019) Aviation Support
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 21, 2019) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Justin Hendrickson, from Lake Stevens, Washington, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) aircraft intermediate maintenance d... More
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 21, 2019) Cmdr. Michael Amedick,
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 21, 2019) Cmdr. Michael Amedick, from Pennsauken, New Jersey, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) command religious ministries department, reads a scripture during Easter Sunday s... More