131011-N-KK576-003 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 11, 2013) Susan Ford Bales, ship's sponsor for the first in class aircraft carrier, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), tours the dry dock prior to flooding the basin and floating Ford for the first time. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released) Susan Ford with propeller of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) 2013

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