Huntington Ingalls

131109-N-WL435-911 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Nov. 9, 2013) Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former President Gerald R. Ford and sponsor of the aircraft carrier that bears his name, breaks a bottle of champagne on the bow of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) at Newport News Shipbuilding during the christening ceremony for the Ford. The first in class, Ford-class aircraft carrier, is scheduled to join the fleet in 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Peter D. Lawlor/Released)

USS Gerald A. Ford Christening Connects President to Navy Roots

11/16/2013
Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former President Gerald R. Ford and sponsor of the aircraft...
Christenings