17MMDD-N-OG138-0021 NORFOLK (July 19, 2017) Susan Ford Bales, sponsor for the future aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and Greg Willard, trustee of the Ford Foundation, tour the newly finished ship's memorial room for the first time. The future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the first new class of carrier designed in 40 years, will be commissioned July 22, 2017 at Naval Station Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew R. Fairchild/Released)