181011-N-OG138-1011 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 11, 2018) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Seaman Khyrie Brown, from New York, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) air department, cuts a wooden wedge for a soft patch during damage control olympics aboard 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 2nd Class Matthew R. Fairchild/Released) (This image has been altered by blurring out badges for security purposes)