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Rear Adm. Ted N. Branch, commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic, places several coins under the island of the future nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during the ship's island landing ceremony at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. The island-landing ceremony marks the final super-lift in the construction process for the ship as the 555-metric ton island is lifted into place on the ship's flight deck, and several mementos are placed under the island in keeping with ancient shipbuilding traditions. Watching Branch are Capt. John Meier, prospective commanding officer, Newport News Shipbuilding president Matt Mulherin, and Susan Ford Bales, daughter of late President Gerald R. Ford and the ship's sponsor. The Gerald R. Ford is the first is a new class of aircraft carriers, and is scheduled to be delivered to the Navy in 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathanael Miller/Released)
| Date Taken: | 01.26.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 01.28.2013 23:04 |
| Photo ID: | 821953 |
| VIRIN: | 130126-N-YX169-244 |
| Resolution: | 4288x2848 |
| Size: | 2.15 MB |
| Location: | NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, US |
| Web Views: | 44 |
| Downloads: | 7 |
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