190205-N-XI307-1172 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 5, 2019) Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson receives a briefing from Lt. Cmdr. Chabonnie Alexander, ordnance handling officer aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during a test run of the ship's advanced weapon elevator (AWE) upper stage No.1. Richardson is visiting the ship to speak to the crew and be briefed on the ship's post-shakedown availability at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, Feb. 5, 2019. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Seelbach/Released)