NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (March 21, 2019) Chief Electronics Technician Kristopher Hughes, center, from Live Oak, Florida, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) combat systems department, receives a plaque from Command Master Chief De'Andre Beaufort, left, and Master Chief Machinist's Mate Helen Henderson on behalf of Ford's Chief Mess. Ford is currently undergoing its post-shakedown availability at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding.

---

Size: 1673px × 1195px
Photo credit: © Apple White / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 78, archive, armed, center, ceremony, chief, chiefs, class, cvn, defence, forces, ford, gerald, grf, mess, military, navy, pinning, promotion, reportage, sailors, sandler, servicemen, usa, uss