191126-N-GY005-1154 NORFOLK (Nov. 26, 2019) The Honorable Thomas Modly, acting Secretary of the Navy, eats lunch with USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailors on the mess decks. Modly visited Ford to meet with Sailors and be briefed on Ford's progress following its post-shakedown availability and recent independent steaming exercise, as part of his first official visit to the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brigitte Johnston/Released)