191213-N-DN657-1029 NORFOLK (Dec. 13, 2019) Swiss Army Brig. Gen. Marco Schmidlin, Swiss Armed Forces Chiefs of Transformation Commander, receives a briefing from Cmdr. Mehdi Akacem, the air boss aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), on the ship's redesigned flight deck capabilities. Schmidlin visited Gerald R. Ford to see firsthand the capabilities and differences between the Ford and Nimitz classes of aircraft carriers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zack Guth/Released)