WELDING WORK Robert Bowker welds the initials of Susan Ford Bales into the keel of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford during an authentication and keel-laying ceremony at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., Nov. 14, 2009. The Gerald R. Ford is the newest class of aircraft carrier. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.06 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 793481-M-XRA86-126.jpg Photo Gallery