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...
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Sailors assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) participate in a general quarters drill. Ford is currently underway conducting an independent steaming event. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Angel Thuy Jaskuloski / Released)
Gerald R. Ford is a first-in-class aircraft carrier and the first new aircraft carrier designed in more than 40 years. Ford is currently underway conducting testing in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Sailor places virtual reality goggles on and is instantly immersed into a different world. Their perspective changes to that of a Sailor working topside aboard a deployed aircraft carrier. They can see jets taxiing into position, flight indicators flashing and crew members signaling to each other. This no longer becomes a game but, training for up-coming operations.
