190508-N-ES536-1008 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (May 8, 2019) Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Michael Ford, right, from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, assigned to the deck department aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), leads fellow deck Sailors in training for sea and anchor evolutions in the ship's forecastle. Gerald R. Ford is currently undergoing its post-shakedown availability at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Liz Thompson/Released)