NORFOLK, Va. (June 15, 2018) -- Cmdr. Jody Smotherman (right), of Waco, Texas, assigned to USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) operations department, receives a Meritorious Service Medal from Capt. Richard McCormack, Ford's commanding officer, during an awards ceremony held in the ship's wardroom.

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