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11 Oct 2011

NNS Hosts Susan Ford Bales for Aircraft Carrier Update

Susan Ford Bales receives a lesson in connecting instrumentation wiring during her Oct. 11 visit to Newport News Shipbuilding. (Photo: Huntington Ingalls Industries)

Huntington Ingalls Industries said that its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division hosted a visit by Susan Ford Bales, daughter of the late President Gerald R. Ford and sponsor of his namesake ship. Bales received a briefing on Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) construction progress since her last visit in August 2010. Following the briefing, Bales toured Ford with shipyard leadership, ascended NNS' 1,050-metric ton crane to get a bird's-eye view of the shipyard…

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