ATLANTIC OCEAN — USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) bridge watch team are comprised of an all-female Boatswain’s crew during Ford’s 12th independent steaming event in September 2020.
This is the first time in Ford’s history that all the deck department Sailors assigned to bridge watch teams have been female. The nine female Sailors included on these landmark teams have dubbed themselves as the “Iron Nine.”
Seaman India Clemons, from Rochester, New York, appreciates the attention her team is receiving from the ship’s crew.
“Sometimes it can feel like we’re sort of stuck in the shadows as females working in a predominately male environment,” said Clemons. “Lately, we’ve stood out more in the sense that everyone...
USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) bridge watch team are comprised of an all-female Boatswain’s crew during Ford’s 12th independent steaming event in September 2020.
Ford qualified 27 student Naval aviator assigned to Chief of Naval Air Training Command (CNATRA) during Ford’s twelfth Independent Steaming Event (ISE).
Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) prepare for the petty officer first and second class advancement exams this month by prioritizing test-related tasks and considering all the factors that could affect their exam performance.
ICs direct and coordinate the installation, maintenance and repair of interior communications systems on ships and at shore facilities. These systems include communication systems, indicating and navigation systems, visual landing aids for aircraft, alarm, safety and warning systems.
Graphic made for USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Hispanic Heritage celebration month. Ford celebrates it's diversity specifically for Hispanic Heritage for the month of October. (Graphic by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Sarah Mead)
Gerald R. Ford, the 38th President of the United States, was born July 14, 1913, in Omaha, NE. The future President grew up in a close-knit family, excelled scholastically and athletically at South High School in Grand Rapids, and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in November 1927.
Ford attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, where he majored in economics and political science. An extremely gifted athlete, FORD was voted the Wolverine’s most valuable player in 1934, with opportunities to play professional football.
Ford chose the legal profession over a professional football career, graduating with a law degree from Yale in 1941. After the United States entered the war during World War II, Ford received a commission...
