150605-N-KK576-011 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 5, 2015) Sailors from the future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) walk the ship’s flight deck following the first “dead-load” test of the ship’s Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System. Ford completed two successful dead-load launches on the initial test day; testing will continue over the next several weeks. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)