190952-N-DN657-1108 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Sept. 25, 2019) Lynn Simpson, right, executive director of U.S. Pacific Fleet Total Fleet Force Manpower and Personnel, is briefed aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) about the advanced weapons elevators by Capt. John J. Cummings, Gerald R. Ford's commanding officer, and Capt. Timothy Waits, Gerald R. Ford's executive officer, in the ship's weapons-handling area. Simpson visited Ford to see first-hand the progress the ship is making during its post-shakedown availability and to speak directly to Ford's leadership. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Zack Guth/Released)