U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Cody Twardeski, from Houston, assigned to Air Department aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), attaches a deadload sled to a electromagnetic aircraft launch system’s (EMALS) shuttle during deadload testing on the flight deck, June 26, 2026. 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: | 06.25.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.14.2026 21:08 |
| Photo ID: | 9811032 |
| VIRIN: | 260625-N-TI508-1079 |
| Resolution: | 4716x3144 |
| Size: | 2.19 MB |
| Location: | NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, US |
| Hometown: | HOUSTON, TEXAS, US |
| Web Views: | 4 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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