Secretary Stackley News Today

Officer of the deck, set the watch. Aye, aye, sir. The officer of the deck. The commanders direct representative and while on watch is responsible for the safe operation of the ship and crew. The long blast is a traditional symbol of an officer on the decks authority and the ship of the line. We are pleased to have mr. Greg willard with us today. Greg was the white house staff assistant to gerald ford while he was president and served him after he left office. Greg will pass the long blast to li...

Sails, you will all carry a proud title, plank owner of the u.s.s. gerald r. ford. [applaus [applause]. for the rest of your lives youll be able to tell your friends and family youve served on the greatest ship in the united states navy and in my opinion on the greatest ship anywhere in the world. everyone should take a moment to celebrate in incredible achievement. i want to thank the many public servants who have joined us here today. treasury secretary mnuchin, governor snyder, governor mccau...

[applaus [applause]. ships company. >> good morning, mr. president, secretary mattis, secretary stackley, admiral richardson, susan, distinguished visitors, shipmates, family and friends, welcome and thank you all for being here and braving the heat as we come together to celebrate this transition of this war ship from a pre commissioning unit to a capital asset. the experience of the gerald r. ford commissioning is best described like this: as each of us looks upon this great ship, a single tho...