U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Quintin Mitchell, from Atlanta, assigned to Weapons Department aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), monitors advanced weapons elevator testing from a control panel, April 28, 2026. Weapons elevators are used to safely and rapidly transport bombs, missiles, and other ordnance from deep-layer storage magazines directly to the flight deck or hangar bay. 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 1st Class Jacob Milham)
| Date Taken: | 04.28.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.05.2026 13:54 |
| Photo ID: | 9727922 |
| VIRIN: | 260428-N-OW182-3001 |
| Resolution: | 1430x953 |
| Size: | 310.28 KB |
| Location: | VIRGINIA, US |
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