NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 15, 2016) -- Sailors from Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) Air Department conduct night flight deck drills during a three-day fast cruise. Fast cruise is a simulated underway, designed to prepare the crew for life at sea and get them in an operational mindset.

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