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Susan Ford Bales, daughter of late President Gerald R. Ford and the ship's sponsor, presents a coin to Electronics Technician 2nd Class (SW) William Hamrick, a member of future nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) first crew 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. 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)
| Date Taken: | 01.26.2013 |
| Date Posted: | 01.31.2013 14:46 |
| Photo ID: | 824037 |
| VIRIN: | 130126-N-YX169-356 |
| Resolution: | 4288x2848 |
| Size: | 1.71 MB |
| Location: | NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, US |
| Web Views: | 80 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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