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    NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES

    03.17.2024

    Photo by Seaman Apprentice Alexander Casco 

    USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)           

    NORFOLK, Va. (March 17, 2024) Lt. Joshua Henderson, U.S. Navy chaplain, conducts a baptism ceremony for his son on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), March 17, 2024. The custom of baptizing a child in the ship's bell originated in the Royal Navy. The bell is filled with water and used as a christening bowl for the ceremony, after which the child's name is etched onto the bell. Ford is in port at Naval Station Norfolk following an eight-month deployment to U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Alexander Casco)

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    Date Taken: 03.17.2024
    Date Posted: 04.03.2024 14:05
    Photo ID: 8319426
    VIRIN: 240317-N-QF111-1081
    Resolution: 4024x6048
    Size: 2.7 MB
    Location: NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US

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