VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Aug. 26, 2016) -- Cmdr. Robert Sherman, assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and the ceremony’s official party salute during the national anthem at Sherman’s retirement ceremony at Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Oceana. Sherman served 35 years in the Navy and served as Ford’s gun boss. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Gitte Schirrmacher/Released)