190710-N-YW238-1303 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 10, 2019) Seaman Alex Figueroa, from Rancho Cucamonga, California, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) deck department, lowers himself into the water for a search and rescue evolution 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)