190710-N-YW238-1047 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 10, 2019) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Natia Ellam, from Williamsburg, Pennsylvania, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) deck department, communicates with the boat davit operator during a small boat operations exercise. Ford is currently undergoing post-shakedown availability at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor D. Loessin/Released)