191113-N-DN657-1075 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Nov. 13, 2019) Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Cody Smith, from Portland, Oregon, assigned to the engineering department onboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), closes the lid on the compressed melt plastic waste unit in the ship's solid waste processing room. Ford is currently underway conducting an independent steaming exercise.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Zack Guth/Released