NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 11, 2018) USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) Command Master Chief Laura Nunley, left, and Commanding Officer Capt. John J. Cummings, pose for a photo with Capt. Patrick McGroarty, Ford's "oldest" Sailor, and Aviation Ordnance Airman Angel Gonzalez, Ford's "youngest" Sailor, before a cake cutting ceremony celebrating the Navy's 243rd birthday in the ship's hangar bay. Ford is currently undergoing its post-shakedown availability at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding.

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