Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Sept. 21, 2015) -- Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class David Vonbehren and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Hayden Bradford, assigned to Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), give training on the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System. EMALS is the first new shipboard aircraft launching technology that has been implemented on our Nation’s aircraft carriers in 60 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cory Rose/Released)