NORFOLK (April 28, 2022) Participants of NATO-accredited Centres of Excellence (COE) Directors' conference receive a brief from Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jeffrey Towry, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) weapons department, on the ship's advanced weapons elevators (AWE) during a tour, April 28, 2022. The visit is the culminating event of the two-day conference sponsored by Commander, 2nd Fleet, and provided the participants an opportunity to observe and discuss Gerald R. Ford-class unique systems and equipment. Gerald R. Ford is in port Naval Station Norfolk preparing for its next underway period. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tyler Slavicek)