NEWPORT NEWS, Va., (April 8, 2016) Capt. Richard McCormack, left, assumes command of Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) from Capt. John F. Meier during a change of command in the ship's hangar bay. 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 Seaman Cathrine Mae O. Campbell/Released)