NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Apr. 7, 2016) -- Mrs. Susan Ford Bales, ship's sponsor for Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), poses with sailors from Deck Department in the forecastle during a tour of the ship. Mrs. Bales was aboard to observe the statue dedication in honor of her father, President Gerald R. Ford. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Gitte Schirrmacher/Released)

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