Susan Ford Bales, ship's sponsor for the Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), observes the flooding of dry dock 12 at Newport News Shipbuilding, during floating operations for the first in class aircraft carrier.

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Susan Ford Bales, ship's sponsor for the Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), observes the flooding of dry dock 12 at Newport News Shipbuilding, during floating operations for the first in class aircraft carrier.

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