Chief Quartermaster Aaron Martinez, from Los Angeles, Navigation Department leading Chief aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), explains ship movements as part of the John F. Kennedy bridge team’s Immediate Superior in Command (ISIC) certification at Mariner Skills Training Center Atlantic, Norfolk, Virginia, Jan. 9, 2026. The bridge team is the first to certify as qualified for underway operations aboard Kennedy through the ISIC navigational certification using advanced simulators to prepare and test Sailors’ skills in seamanship, navigation and ship handling. John F. Kennedy is the second Ford-class aircraft carrier and is under construction at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division in Newport News, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jayden Howard)
| Date Taken: | 01.09.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.10.2026 14:05 |
| Photo ID: | 9516029 |
| VIRIN: | 260109-N-TI508-1135 |
| Resolution: | 5334x3556 |
| Size: | 1.68 MB |
| Location: | NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US |
| Hometown: | LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, US |
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