NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (May 3, 2016) – Sailors assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) gather in the hangar bay for an abandon ship drill during a simulated underway known as a fast cruise. This fast cruise is the first of four to prepare Ford for full underway operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Gitte Schirrmacher/Released)

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (May 3, 2016) – Sailors assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) gather in the hangar bay for an abandon ship drill during a simulated underway known as a fast cruise. This fast cruise is the first of four to prepare Ford for full underway operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Gitte Schirrmacher/Released) Stock Photo

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