NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 19, 2016) - Lt. Timothy Coennen, a shooter aboard Pre-commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), communicates with Ford's electromagnetic aircraft launching system (EMALS) testing team to activate a waist launcher. This is the first day of waist launcher testing, which is expected to continue over the next several weeks. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Murray/Released)

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