191016-N-NO627-1070 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 16, 2019) Machinist's Mate (Nuclear) 2nd Class John Duffy, from Park Ridge, New Jersey, assigned to the reactor department aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), climbs down a hatch during a general quarters training evolution aboard the ship. 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 Seaman Apprentice Angel Thuy Jaskuloski/Released)