NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (July 22, 2016) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Airman Taylor Mason, assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) Air Department, V-4 Division, tests a sound-powered telephone prior to loading 500,000 gallons of JP-5 fuel aboard the ship. The fuel will be used for the emergency diesel generators and testing the ship’s fueling system. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Litzenberger/Released)
<dl><dd>Unit: USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: Air Department; Sailors; grapes; PCU Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78); Fuels unload</dd></dl>
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Litzenberger
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