NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Jan. 5, 2017) -- Damage Controlman 2nd Class Jacob McCoy, left, from Swanton, Ohio, radios Sailors to activate sprinklers on the flight deck of Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during a countermeasure wash-down systems test. The countermeasure wash-down system provides a moving screen of seawater to wash away hazardous contaminants from the ship's weather decks. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Murray)
<dl><dd>Unit: USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: Shipyard; CVN 78; Ford; Navy; Sailors; training; PCU Gerald R. Ford; First In Class</dd></dl>
Seaman Apprentice Joshua Murray
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