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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 29, 2020) The Honorable James Geurts, middle, the assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition, and Rear Adm. James Downey, left, program executive officer for aircraft carriers, receives a brief from Cmdr. Joseph Thompson, right, the gun boss onboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) on the status of Ford's Advanced Weapons Elevators (AWE) in the ship's forward weapons handling transfer area ,July 29, 2020. Geurts and Downey visited Ford to receive an update on Ford's progress following certification of two lower stage elevators, air wing and strike group integration, and independent steaming event (ISE) 11. Ford is halfway through an 18-month phase of operations known as Post-Delivery Test and Trials, and serving as the only carrier qualification asset regularly available on the East Coast this year. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Riley McDowell)

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