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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 lieutenant of south orange, new jersey. The first officer of the deck. The Petty Officer of the watch ...

>> very well. we're delighted today to have our sponsor, susan ford bales with us. susan christened gerald r. ford in 2013, newport news. susan, i'd be honored if you'd join me alt-- at the podium to give the order to man our ship and bring her to life. [applaus [applause] >> mr. president, ladies and gentlemen, in the twilight of his life, dad learned of the decision to name cdn 70-a to be the u.s.s. gerald r. ford. dad felt that that was one of the highest honors he ever received, was to wear the uniform of lieutenant commander in the united states navy. so upon learning the naming