NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 16, 2016) -- McKinley Price, mayor of Newport News, Robert Coleman, vice mayor of Newport News, Jim Bourey, Newport News city manager, Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding senior officials, and the crew of Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) watch as a dead-load sled moves along the ship's flight deck during a test of the waist launchers that compromise part of the ship's Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS). The guests toured the ship prior to a luncheon in the commanding officer's in-port cabin. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Spec

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Feb. 16, 2016) -- McKinley Price, mayor of Newport News, Robert Coleman, vice mayor of Newport News, Jim Bourey, Newport News city manager, Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding senior officials, and the crew of Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) watch as a dead-load sled moves along the ship's flight deck during a test of the waist launchers that compromise part of the ship's Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS). The guests toured the ship prior to a luncheon in the commanding officer's in-port cabin. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Patrick Grieco /Released) (This image was altered for security purpose by blurring out security badges)

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