Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Wahl | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 06.15.2015
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 15, 2015) Ship’s Sponsor Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former President Gerald R. Ford, practices launch signals with Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Villarreal. The future USS Gerald R. Ford is scheduled to be delivered in 2016. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)...
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Wahl | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 06.15.2015
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 15, 2015) Ship’s Sponsor Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former President Gerald R. Ford, meets with Sailors on the ship’s flight deck during a tour. The future USS Gerald R. Ford is scheduled to be delivered in 2016. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)...
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Wahl | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 06.05.2015
150605-N-KK576-011 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 5, 2015)—Sailors from the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) walk the ship’s flight deck following the first “dead-load” test of the ship’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System. Ford completed two successful dead-load launches on the initial test day; testing will continue over the next several weeks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Wahl | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 06.05.2015
150605-N-KK576-010 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 5, 2015)—Tugboats retrieve a sled from the James River in Newport News, Va., following a “dead-load” test of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) aboard the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). Ford completed two successful dead-loads on the initial test day; testing will continue over the next several weeks. (U.S. Navy Photo by......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Wahl | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 06.05.2015
150605-N-KK576-008 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 5, 2015)—A joint Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) test group prepares a sled for EMALS “dead-load” testing. Ford completed two successful dead-loads on the initial test day; testing will continue over the next several weeks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua J. Wahl)...
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Wahl | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 06.05.2015
150605-N-KK576-007 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 5, 2015)— As part of a joint test group, Sailors from the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) prepare to launch a “dead-load” from the ship’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS). Ford completed two successful dead-loads on the initial test day; testing will continue over the next several weeks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Wahl | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 06.05.2015
150605-N-KK576-006 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 5, 2015) — As part of a joint test group, Sailors from the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) prepare to launch a “dead-load” from the ship’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS). Ford completed two successful dead-loads on the initial test day; testing will continue over the next several weeks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Wahl | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) | 06.05.2015
150605-N-KK576-002 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 5, 2015)—A sled moves along the flight deck of Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during a test of the ship’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS). Ford completed two successful dead-loads on the initial test day; testing will continue over the next several weeks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class......
