Keywords: US Navy 091114-N-0924R-002 Robert Bowker, display Bales' welded into a piece of steel during a keel laying and authentication ceremony.jpg en NEWPORT NEWS Va Nov 13 2009 The U S Sen Carl Levin left Adm Kirkland H Donald director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion Susan Ford Bales daughter of former President Gerald R Ford and Robert Bowker a structural welder with Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding display Bales' welded into a piece of steel during a keel laying and authentication ceremony Gerald R Ford is the newest class of aircraft carrier U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cory Rose/Released 2009-11-13 091114-N-0924R-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 78524 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cory Rose PD-USGov-Military-Navy Newport News Shipbuilding Keel-laying ceremonies Carl Levin Kirkland H Donald |