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Keel-Laying Ceremony for Navy's First Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier ® Serving the Hampton Roads Navy Family Vol. 17, No. 46, Norfolk, VA FLAGSHIPNEWS.COM November 19, 2009 Keel-laying ceremony for Navy’s fi rst Ford-class aircraft carrier BY MC3 (SW) CORY ROSE Navy Public Affairs Support Element, East NEWPORT NEWS — A keel-laying ceremony for the Navy’s first Ford- class aircraft carrier, Gerald R. Ford, (CVN 78) was held at Northrop Grum- man Shipbuilding, Newport News. Nov. 14. The ceremony celebrated not only the building of a new class of ship, but the life of the ship’s namesake, former President Gerald R. Ford. Susan Ford Bales, Ford’s daughter, was the ship’s sponsor. Bales’ initials were welded into a metal plate that will be permanently affixed to the ship. “Ladies and gentlemen, as the ship’s sponsor, and on behalf of President Gerald R. Ford,” said Bales. “I hereby declare that the shipbuilders of Gerald Photo by MC3 (SW) Cory Rose R. Ford (CVN 78), and their patriotism, The U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, left, Adm. Kirkland H. Donald, director, of Naval Nuclear Propulsion, and commitment to excellence are and Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former President Gerald R. Ford, and Robert Bowker, a structural welder with Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, display Bales’ welded into a piece of steel during shall forever be truly and fairly part of a keel laying and authentication ceremony. the spirit of the USS Gerald R. Ford.” Ford-class aircraft carriers have some launching system, and an advanced said Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding significant design changes including arresting gear. An integrated warfare President Mike Petters. a larger flight deck, improvements in system has been developed to support U.S. Sen. Carl Levin served as key- weapons and material handling, a new flexibility in adapting the infrastructure note speaker and distinguished guests Photo by MC2 Kevin S. O’Brien propulsion plant design that requires of the ship to future mission roles. in attendance included the Secretary of Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former fewer personnel to operate and main- “These and other changes mean that the Navy, Ray Mabus, U.S. Reps. Bob- President Gerald R. Ford and ship’s sponsor tain, and a new smaller island that has this carrier, piloted by the Navy offi- by Scott, Glenn Nye, and the Director of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), writes her initials onto a metal plate during been pushed aft. cers and crew who will one day sail her of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Adm. Kirk- the keel laying and authentication ceremony. Technological advances in the field of into harm’s way, will be more capable, land H. Donald. Gerald R. Ford is the newest class of aircraft electromagnetic have led to the devel- more flexible, and better able to protect carrier. opment of an electromagnetic aircraft America and the American way of life,” See FORD, A11 Joint Typhoon Warning Center Navy Personnel Command moving Sailors despite budget cuts marks 50 years BY MCC (SW) NPC spends more than ism support assignments, of service MARIA YAGER $600 million annually on career milestone billets, Navy Personnel Command PCS moves, but has only critical readiness fi lls BY BOB FREEMAN Public Affairs received a fraction of the (those that minimize gaps Special to American Forces funds requested in its FY at sea for deployed units Press Service MILLINGTON, Tenn. 2010 budget. The com- and those working up to WASHINGTON — This year — Navy Personnel Com- mand has had to prioritize deploy), and moves that marks the 50th anniversary mand (NPC) has released which moves can be fund- keep the training pipelines of the Joint Typhoon Warning Permanent Change of Sta- ed. While operating under moving. Center, a joint Navy and Air tion (PCS) orders to keep the CRA, PCS orders are “We fully recognize that Force offi ce that provides trop- the fl eet moving, despite released as funding be- advance notifi cation time ical cyclone reconnaissance the lack of a fi scal year comes available each for PCS orders is neces- and forecasting to support (FY) 2010 budget, Navy of- month. sary for stability, planning, the safety of military and oth- fi cials announced Nov. 16. NPC has been able to and quality of life. We are er government assets in the “Until the National De- release orders for Sailors doing our best to provide U.S. Pacifi c Command and U.S. fense Appropriations Bill transferring in November Sailors with as much lead Central Command areas of re- has been signed by the and most of December us- time as possible in the cur- sponsibility. President, the entire De- ing CRA funds received rent fi scal situation,” said “The Joint Typhoon Warn- partment of Defense is in October. New funds Quinn. ing Center was established by operating under a continu- received in November In FY 09, NPC issued the United States Pacifi c Com- ing resolution authority should allow NPC to re- approximately 72,600 mand in 1959. It actually formed (CRA). For Navy Person- lease orders for Sailors funded PCS orders with out of the consolidation of sev- nel Command (NPC), this detaching through March. an average cost of $8,556 eral smaller tropical forecast means that PCS funding The goal is to minimize per move. centers that were scattered is allocated in small incre- impacts to fl eet readiness, For more news from throughout the Pacifi c region, ments,” said Rear Adm. career timing and fami- Navy Personnel Command, and those were actually created Don Quinn, commander, lies. The priority moves visit www.navy.mil/local/ in the wake of what’s known as Courtesy photo NPC. are global war on terror- npc/. Typhoon Cobra,” said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jeremy Callahan, opera- tions offi cer at JTWC, in a Nov. 10 interview on Pentagon Web Radio’s audio webcast “Armed Commander returns to Vietnam with Science: Research and BY NAVY PETTY OFFICER 2ND Applications for the Modern CLASS MATTHEW R. WHITE reads like a Hollywood script. Military.” Special to American Forces Press Service Callahan described Typhoon “My father was a commander Cobra, which hit vessels of the DA NANG, Vietnam — Near- in the South Vietnamese Navy Pacifi c Fleet in 1944, as one of ly 35 years ago, Navy Cmdr. H.B. and was serving as the deputy the worst naval disasters in U.S. Le left Vietnam aboard a fi shing commanding offi cer of Nha Be history. According to a fl eet letter trawler. He returned at the helm Naval Support Base when we left from Navy Adm. Chester Nimitz, of a U.S. Navy warship when the Vietnam,” he said. “The evening the Pacifi c Fleet’s commander in guided-missile destroyer USS of the 29th of April, 1975, his com- Photo by MC2 Cynthia Griggs chief at the time, 790 sailors were Lassen arrived here Nov. 7 for a manding offi cer left the country Cmdr. H.B. Le, commanding offi cer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided- lost and 80 were injured, three scheduled port visit. with his family without telling my missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82), speaks to the press in front of ships sank and nine suffered se- “My crew and I are proud to dad, and when his offi cers told the U.S. 7th Fleet command ship the amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). This is Le’s fi rst visit to Vietnam after leaving the country rious damage, and 146 aircraft on be able to represent our country him about that, he assumed com- with his family in 1975. various ships were lost or dam- to the people of Vietnam,” said mand. aged beyond repair. Le, Lassen’s commanding offi - “The next day, only after real- said. “My parents had to start all graduated with merit from the Callahan explained that a cer. “This visit is a symbol of the izing Saigon had fallen, did my over again with no money in their U.S. Naval Academy in 1992 and typhoon is a western Pacif- friendship between our two na- dad tell his remaining men to pockets. Thanks to some truly received his commission a U.S. ic version of a hurricane. Both tions, and we are deeply honored go home to their families and to generous and wonderful Ameri- Navy offi cer. constitute the most developed to be a part of it. I’m very hum- make sure to take care of them,” cans who sponsored us, my dad “Growing up, my father nev- and severe form of tropical cy- bled by the amazing opportunity he continued. “My dad navigated was able to forge a new begin- er pushed me to join the Navy or clones, which are large storms to get to Vietnam after more than a fi shing trawler with 400 passen- ning,” he said. anything like that,” Le said. “He that form over warm tropical 34 years. I feel so fortunate to gers out to sea, where we were The Le family settled in Virgin- said, ‘Do what you want to do, but waters. bring Lassen and my crew to picked up by USS Barbour Coun- ia. As his father had many years whatever you do, do your best at The Joint Typhoon Warning Vietnam.” ty on May 2, 1975.” before him, Le heard the call of it.’ So when I did decide to go to Le’s story of escape followed Leaving Vietnam had a pro- the seas as he grew older. He be- the Naval Academy, he was proud See ANNIVERSARY, A11 by prosperity in the United States found impact on his family, Le came a U.S.
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