Capt. John F. Meier, the Commanding Officer of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), poses for a photo before the ship at the Huntington-Ingalls Industries Newport News shipyard in Virginia, the United States, Nov. 8, 2013. U.S. Navy will christen aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, the first ship in a new class of super carrier, at a ceremony scheduled for Saturday. (Xinhua/Zhang Jun) |