Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer is briefed by the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford’s skipper, Capt. John J. Cummings on the Upper Stage 1 advanced weapons elevator from atop Ford's flight deck.(Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kiana A. Raines/Navy)Chief Machinist's Mate Franklin Pollydore, second from left, from Georgetown, Guyana, goes over safety procedures for the Upper Stage 1 advanced weapons elevator delivered to the ship by the shipyard. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeff Troutman/Navy)Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer is briefed by Lt. Cmdr. Chabonnie Alexander, the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford’s ordnance handling officer, on the Upper Stage 1 advanced weapons elevator during a tour of the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kiana A. Raines)Sailors from teh aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford's weapons department get a familiarization new advanced weapons elevator after the ship took delivery of it from the shipyard. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jeff Troutman/Navy)
