190315-N-JO856-3371 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 15, 2019) Cmdr. Mehdi Akacem, left, air boss aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), speaks about Gerald R. Ford's electromagnetic aircraft launching system to U.S. Representatives from Virginia Bobby Scott, Rob Wittman, Elaine Luria and Denver Riggleman during a tour of the ship's flight deck. The congressional delegation visited the aircraft carrier for a first-hand account of the ship's post-shakedown availability at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. This image has been altered by blurring out badges for security purposes (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Marissa Bacon/Released)