NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (May 13, 2016) --Lt. Cmdr. Michael Stone, assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), poses with his mother, Pamela S. Stone, following his retirement ceremony in the ship's forecastle. Ford is the first of a new class of aircraft carriers currently under construction by Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding.  (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Connor Loessin/Released) - Stock Image
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