NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 4, 2022) Rear Adm. Rich Brophy, right, Commander, Carrier Strike Group 4, is briefed by Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Justin Knighton, left, from Euless, Texas, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) air department, on Ford’s Jet Blast Deflectors during a ship visit in Newport News, Virginia, Jan. 4, 2022. Brophy conducted a familiarization visit of Ford to see first-hand the ship’s advanced technology, and provide him an opportunity to engage with Ford leadership to discuss the ship’s training timeline prior to operational employment next year. Ford is in port at Newport News Shipyard executing her Planned Incremental Availability (PIA), a six-month period of modernization, maintenance and repairs. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Seelbach)