191001-N-YW238-1016 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 1, 2019) Master Chief Operations Specialist Robert Laird, from Philadelphia, USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) operations department leading chief petty officer, wishes Capt. Jeremy Vaughan, from Las Vegas, fair winds and following seas as he departs the ship. Ford is currently undergoing its post-shakedown availability at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor D. Loessin/Released)