NEWPORT NEWS, Va., (April 8, 2016) Susan Ford Bales, ship sponsor, presents autographed ship photos to members of Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) command choir. Ford is the first of a new class of aircraft carriers currently under construction by Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Fairchild/Released)