So, get here, this is a commercial application, basically it's triggering out on two blinks on the green, one blink on the, or no blinks on the red, and it's not wanting to come on. What's happening, these collector boxes have got problems with the pressure switches, they've got problems with it plugging up with commensation because shavings, they've got all kinds of issues with this thing. I'll be, uh, cover off and see what the code is. So, the green, slow flash, and the other one off, is, right there, flame sensed without gas, without energize, which would probably mean flame sensor, which is a little odd. Don't have that one very often, so let's take a look inside here and see what's going on. Before I get too far into that, I always like to check the air filter, which, it was pretty dirty. I know what's causing this issue, but that is what's, uh, gotta be taken care of. So, like I said, slow green off on red. Okay, coming into the flame sensor, this is one of their less than promising designs because you can barely get in there, so somebody didn't get that sensor back in there very tight. Let's go ahead and pop this cover and take a look inside here and see how the heat exchanger is. I would say this heat exchanger's been changed, which, in the corrosive environment that it's in right now, probably would not surprise me. Here's the serial number, 5907, so it's a 2007, and it's a G51 Michael Paul 48090, so 90,000 BTU. That cover, I'm not sure if you're gonna see it, the flame sensor's hitting the burners. Okay, so there's our flame sensor. Yeah, it's not really good, is it? Probably should take a peek at the heat exchanger here. It surprisingly doesn't look too bad. I can blow this thing out. Look at that, you got a little bees nest going on there. An exhaust goes on about that way, which then goes up and out through here and way over to there. Alright, let's blow this thing out real quick and then tighten that, well, well then we'll pull the flame sensor out and then we'll clean it. I'm serious, it won't really matter much. Probably one of the best ways to do this is use your right angle tool with your 10 and 1, and you can get down in here like that right there, so that's what we're gonna do to get it out of there. Okay, so you can kind of see, they got pretty aggressive with the sandpaper. You really don't want to get it crazy like that with it.  That's where that little wire brush that I use doesn't do that. I can feel the grooves on it, that's crazy. You want to make sure the porcelain's not broke either, we're good on that. So I just tried tightening it up and they stripped that thing completely out.  So yeah, the problem is, I don't think you can get a five-sixteenths in there. You might be able to, it's gonna be really, really tight. Actually, it looks like they might have used the screw from one of these other screws and stripped it out that way. So if we steal one of those, it isn't already stripped out, it might actually work. Like I said, I think this heat exchanger has been replaced possibly. May not have been, but it could have been. All right, so luckily the five-sixteenths will fit in there. So we're going to put that in there and that should hold it in place tight. Go ahead and change bits and get it in there. Okay, so now we got the bigger screw in there. She doesn't wiggle. So it's better than what it was. Let's go ahead and give this thing a little bit of power and see how it works. Let's see if we can truer this thing out. Maybe as it holds there. Now I switched over to this light from the Bosch, and I'm not impressed with the battery life on it. It's nowhere near what my Bosch was. The highlight, that'll only be about two hours. There's about four, and there's like ten or not. But that's almost like a dim old flashlight on a not-seeing igniter. So just like I was figuring, it went off on the same code it had before. Green, slow flash. Red is off. Let's make sure we're reading this correctly here. So red or green, DS1, Grayson 2. Slow flashing off. You know we may have this backwards. Green, DS2. Make sure these match up. Sometimes they'll write them wrong. So DS2. DS2 is a slow flash. And the other one's off. So look for off. There's fast. Off, slow flash. Pressure switch opened. Blocked exhaust. Condensate line blocked. Or press switch to close prior to. So gotta love them. See when you look at the 1 versus 2, you'd think left or right. Because this is a furnace that can go up flow down flow and all that. Sometimes you get them backwards. So we did find a problem though by accident as far as the flame sense.  And you can tell they squeezed a bunch of stuff in here. But so we did find one problem even though that wasn't the main issue. So we got pressure switches, which like I said originally, we had pressure switches with these. So this is a interesting furnace. For the fact that these switches are redundant. 0.85, 0.85. They're on the same position of the box. Why they did it, I don't know. Don't really care. All I know is we had issues with them. So let's go ahead and blow through the containers. Make sure these aren't plugged up because we had issues. With the ports getting plugged up. Sometimes it painted the inside of the box white. Let's look at this one. You'd think positive would be red, but it's not. So let's go ahead and look at these. That one's white. That one's got a little bit of white. So we're going to blow through both of those ports and see how they are. We can also check it with our meter. Usually the issue is they have condensation. That does not want to drain. Nothing on that. It's not the issue on that one. This one here comes down to a dead head. So there you go. Let's blow through those and find out. Okay, so we measured across the switches and took a while to figure it out because they basically looped these in series with one another. So it loops from the one to the other. This one here purple wire goes down here to share a common with the limit there. So this switch is not closing because it wasn't closing. It wasn't letting things loop back through. So we're going to jump out this particular switch and see how it acts. The other switch probably is working okay. What we can do is order two new switches and just let it run off the one for now. But we can't leave it like that. They would jump in it like I'm doing but because the other circuit is keeping it open, it will get from the wires. All right. So let's go ahead and try this again now with the pressure gauge on there. We've got it teed in there so that we're measuring what the switch is measuring. The differential is 0.2. This is ready for 0.85. So on one side we're pulling negative 0.3. The other side we're pulling 0.08. The difference between the two of them is 0.28. So we have something plugging it up. If you remember correctly, the burner down there had a bees nest in it. So there's a good chance it might have a bee hive in here somewhere. So we're going to unhook that pipe over there on the exhaust hopefully. That's the kind of stuff they used to do was they would glue it in there. So there's no good way to take that apart. Let's see how it does. Okay. So the easiest thing to do so we know that our problem is in the pipe or in the draft motor because I heard something pop a second ago.  I may just go ahead and run my fish tape through this nice long winding. What do we got here? One, two, three, basically four, almost five freaking 90s.  I heard something go whoosh like it blew a goober out but I didn't see it come out but that's the case. Very easily could have been a beehive but I didn't see nothing pop out. So I might hook it back up to see what happens. All right, so I hooked it back up and it's better than what it was but it still ain't working so we're going to have to shut it back down and we're going to have to either try to blow through this thing with a the blower or run fish tape through it or something. But unfortunately it's nearly 15 foot up in the air so we'll have to see if we can get that thing undone or push through it and see what's going on. It may be at the very end. I'll have to take a look. Okay as you can see if you go deep in there looks to me like we've had birds or something in there. So we're going to need to probably put a tee on the end of this thing. Normally we never did but I don't see any good way to keep the birds out otherwise. So I started to feed my fish tape in there and I didn't even get past that first 90. I can barely see it but there's something probably dead right there so we're going to go ahead and cut probably right here. Let's see if we can get this thing pulled out of there whatever it is. All right so we got it cut look down there. Looks to me like a bird. So not a real easy way to get it out of there other than just dig it out with pliers. So it's going to have to come out in pieces. Kind of a crappy design the way they did this. This piece is on this side and that piece is on that side. Can't feed one to the other.  All right so let's see if I can get them out of there. They perched on there for me. There's at least two of them. So throw those away. All right so we went ahead and blew that out. I got to go pick up a coupling for that but as you see it's getting ready to run. We can keep that flood together and you can see it's still on. Check the instructions if I can find it. I think I'm just going to put a T on the end of it. Lennox never usually did that but generally you can get away with it. That's how a lot of different manufacturers did it. It wasn't until back in the pulse furnace days that it was an issue with recirculation coming from the air intake to the exhaust but this here looks like we've got it going. I got to go pick up a new filter for it and that coupling real quick. So we've got our new front coat coupling on there so if it ever needs to take it apart again we can just pop that off and we'll be able to get right in there and clean things out if we need to. We've got everything tightened back up in here and here. All the switches are on there. Starting to glow red. We've got a filter we still got to put in there yet and feel like it's running pretty good. So we're good to go on that. So it's been running just fine. I wanted to get a T on the end of that. We didn't have one at the shop. I mean it's ran like this since 07. I'm going to give them the option of doing it since they kind of do plumbing at this particular location. Otherwise we're good and clean. Everything's good to go. Got a clean flame, good flame. Got a new filter in there. So simple as that. Did I screw up a little bit by pre-judging the switches? Yeah because I remember how many issues we had with it. But I would have had to check them immediately in the beginning to make sure that the pressure was actually right. If I would have done that a little sooner it may have saved me a little bit of time. But I also, even though I misread the code at first, still found a problem there with that flame sensor which just goes back to checking all your wires, give them a little wiggle and making sure everything's okay that we don't have any other issues going on. Not just fixing the one problem but going for the humongous picture. So make sure you luck the whole thing over. And making sure that you got all the issues taken care of.  Until next time guys, we'll catch you on the next one. We got those in there. They can easily be removed.


Check it, check it, check it, check it, this is Unique Hustle, it's your boy, E-C-E-O and I'm here with the lovely, amazing official, Mr. Maker. What's going on? None, none of you know my dad will walk on. Man, we in Las Vegas, Nevada, man, it's going down, man. Hey, man, listen, we got a young lady that's on here today, don't need no introduction. We all the way live, man, from the ATL, shawty, just say Georgia, you know what I'm saying? Man, what's going on, Jazzy? Hey. What is it? Boss lady, what? Boss lady style, yeah. Ooh, boss lady style, yeah, this is a bill to stop playing. Who gave you that name? Ooh. Okay, so when I moved to Atlanta, Georgia, everybody was just calling me stallion, so like I just put the boss lady with it because I'm the boss. Okay, I like that, I like that.  What brings you out to Vegas this time of year? Well, I decided to just come to Vegas to the magic show, to just see different, you know, designers and, I don't know. That's hard, that's hard, like, that's why we came, you know what I'm saying?    I've been coming out here since 0708, 09, and I brought a lot of people out here. I paid for a lot of people to be here too, and nobody was engaging, like, you, you was like, here are my cars and everything, you don't need them. I remember that, bro. For a person who is shy. And for a person who is just, but she's serious about her business.  That stuck out to me, I'm not playing, I was very impressed, and that is real as it get. And that's why I, right then, I formed a different type of respect for you when it comes to business. I said, she really, really cares about her business, and that's hard. And so, let's just talk about it, like, what gives you the driving motivation to keep going after all these years? Alright, okay, so I've been having my business for, like, six years. So, like, just selling clothes and just wanting the ladies to look good. But I'm going to also come out with a man clothes soon. Yo, yo, you want to rock with the man clothes? I want to rock with the man clothes. It's easier anyway, you should. Right. You're talking about, you did the clothes because you like to look good, you like when the ladies look good, but I bet you anything because you like to shop. Yeah, I like to shop. So, I bet you, you started the clothing business because you like to shop, so might as well just have your own stuff. Right, I just sat down with my parents, and I was like, I'm just going to start selling clothes. So, back home, I got my own little store for, like, two or three years, and then I decided to move to Atlanta, got a store there, and I just been doing it ever since. You ever thought about doing, like, a resale shop too because the way how y'all go through y'all clothes, y'all only work, like, one time and then get rid of it. So, you might want to just do a resale shop for the people who can't afford certain things. Right. And put those clothes in there and just go ahead and sell it back to other people. Yeah, I've been thinking about that too, because I'm like me. I don't like wearing the same clothes over the life. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I just thought of the closet, find something else to put on. Well, once you, once you, once you wear it on IG and YouTube, it's a wrap. Right, it's all right. It's a wrap. But there's other people out here who can afford certain things that will be willing to buy. Me personally, I love saying pictures and everything. So, it's like, I can be putting that on. They going to make sure they look, oh, she got, you know, you already know how to social media. That's hard, man.  Are you a gambler or are you? I'm definitely not a gambler. But I would definitely try. Look, my hand be itching on me.  That's the good luck. That's the good luck charm right there. Man. Kind of paying lottery and everything else. You don't know where it's going to come from. It might come. Never know.  Every time I see you got your makeup popping.  Like, like, like, what is it that what I mean, is you single or what? Oh, so we going to interact. Oh, Lord. I'm definitely single. Wow. Single and ready to mangle.  I definitely ain't trying to sing. You never know. So, I mean, just really like... Why are you single? Because is it that men are intimidated by you? They definitely intimidated. Yeah, because a beautiful woman, she don't drink, she don't smoke, she got her head on her shoulders. Got her own business? Got her own business. And the thing is some men cannot take that. I be thinking of myself like, I just don't understand. I don't know what they want. But what is it that you want in a man? I need a good man. Me personally, I just feel like I need somebody that's on my level. Like, ain't that wrong with regular, but I need somebody on my level. What is your level? I just feel like he got to have, like, stuff going on, a good job. And I don't even discriminate.   Yeah, and he go live, bro. You could have a nine to five, but still have his, you know, businesses on the side. Period. Okay. So, I ain't not wrong with it. I didn't say that. I ain't not wrong with it. I will talk to somebody regular. But he definitely got to have his stuff on here. Yeah. He got to have the entrepreneur's seat. He got to rank it right. Yes, period. I just don't see it. Because I ain't regular. I ain't seeing it. You know all these clubs, they got this money, they got this bankroll. But isn't that all about that though? Yeah, y'all say that. But that's not real. But that's what I attract though.  I don't, I don't be normal. I'll be so laid back.  Like, not even regular, like, top, not like, I'll be somebody. I see, I see. So would it be cool to say that it's a lot of blue chicks in that inbox? It's definitely a lot of blue chicks. If I was one of them types, all of them, but I ain't like that now. I'm so chill. And they tell me, like, you so chill, like, you cool. You ain't with the BS. You ain't like the other chicks. I already know that. Because I ain't here for clout. Like, most of them girls be for clout.  It ain't even that like that. I'm so chill. That's why they still, like, it be, like, years, like, I could be cool with them. And then if on a whole another level. But would you, but are you looking for someone to settle down with, someone to spend the rest of his? I need a girl in my life. Like, honey. Period. I'm definitely, yeah, it's about that time. I'm 31. It's definitely time to settle down. Man, you build up 31? I'm 31. It's time to settle down. And for these gentlemen who watchin' and wishin' that they would be, hold on, I'm askin'. So what is it that you have to offer other than you don't smoke, you're an entrepreneur? What is it that you have to offer that perfect man? I'm definitely a bat-bomb at the end of the day. I just want to say what I want to do, if I want to get some people, I'm going to, we caught doin' a virtual, I'm going to put your picture up and say, I need some guys that really, we're going to pick guys, now we're going to pick guys who would like to go out with Boss Lady. No, let me tell you what. That's what I was thinkin' about. I don't think about doin' a show like this. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, a ball show. Yeah, a show. And let the vids come over there. Yeah. Gold day. Yeah, so we, we gon' see. And man, the best man, we, we gon' marry down there. We gon' get through all the mess. I was gon' do it. I was gon' put a show up. So we gon', we gon', we gon' shop Jazz in Maine. Boss Lady, we gonna get a whole day out this thing. Right? You know what I'm sayin'? Y'all better come right. They gotta come right. They gotta come right. They gon' get, they gon' get sent to the local. Baby, they better come right. So what is the requirements? Right, they just gotta be on point. Like, okay, tall, short, big, small. The one thing about it, I try to short men, but I really like tall, but I don't discriminate. Oh! You know what I'm sayin'? It ain't all about the looks. Sometimes. You take a book of Warped Nickel. I don't know. If you treat me right, you never know. You never know. I never get on that, on the episode of Martin. Pam couldn't find a man. She ended up going out over on the road. We gon' talk about it. She gon' buy it. She gon' buy it. She gon' buy it. No man. No man. I always say, you don't like me the ones that gon' treat you right. Hey, that's real. That's true. I always say that. That's real. You never know. So you basically sayin' that this guy, long as he has a good head on his shoulder, and you know what I mean, and he a good man, and then they gon' two or three restaurants, a couple of clubs. Yeah, then that nigga, yeah, he can, yeah, you a hot lad. He better have something going on. So what is the, what is the craziest thing that happened to you when you went out on a date? The craziest thing. I get turned off pretty quick.  Ooh, let me tell you how about this. Story. Okay, so, me and this guy, we went to a restaurant. Okay. He, okay, so, me personally, I just feel like, if you ask me to go to a restaurant, you gon' tilt. Okay, he got mad at me and walked out and left the bill there for me because What? He didn't want to tilt. He wanted me to tilt. Okay, it wasn't no pressure on it, because I, I mean, I could have paid for me and him both. You know what I'm saying? Into it. But I just feel like you asked me to go on a date. What did you say when they live like that? The nigga got up at a little. He said, huh, you pay for yours. I'm gone. And left me at the table. I said, I ain't never seen him anymore. I ain't never seen him. But I, what? I said, okay, that's cool.  First of all, you asked me to go on a date. I don't confuse you. What did you, what did you think about that, Miss Jamaica? That's just crazy that he got up and walked out. He walked out. I looked though, he was gone. I was like, hold on, hold on, hold on, let me ask this. Was this your first date, with him? Oh no.  You coulda tilt, you asked me to go out, you coulda paid for the food and tilt. Normally first date, he normally shoulda just go ahead and pay for the whole thing. My point exactly. So I'm lying, man. No, really, if that wasn't an agreement, if y'all said y'all was going Dutch, did you tell him that? Ain't nobody said that. I guarantee you. No, he shoulda paid. He wanted me to go out. Like, you wasted my time. I coulda been somewhere else. With somebody else. Period. It seems for a woman to get a man, because they'll use y'all up in a minute. So yeah, that's cool. They don't have to come play with me, period. So what is the end game?  I definitely want a husband. I definitely want to come home with somebody. But right now, the world we live in, that's kind of hard. I don't know what's going on with a lot of Georgia, but... Why do you keep picking the men that's crazy in Atlanta? I'm definitely not trying to... Maybe you let the right one already slip away. Hey! Did you ever look back at any of your relationships and be like, man, I let him go? I ain't even looking back.  I ain't backtracking now. So, what are you expecting to see? I'm just waiting on the Lord to bless me. Hey! That's it. I ain't no need to go look in. He might not be there when you want it, but he always right on what? Hey! Man. So, I just wanted to sit down with you before we go to this show tomorrow. People are going to see you on this exclusive that Boss Talk is doing. Shout out to Coop, my boy, who will be doing all that. We're doing a whole thing, so you will be on that and we're going to be just flexing out here doing our thing, looking at the clothes, coming up with some what's going on in the market today. You know what I'm saying? So, I mean, you know, thank you. See, that didn't hurt that bad. Thank you.  You're going to come back on there, right? You need to get out of it. Yeah. So, after you do see the show tomorrow, will you come back and explain to the people what you've seen so we can give it to our listeners? So, we'll do a part one and a part two. We'll do a part one on this and then tomorrow after you see the show, we'll come back and do a part two. Does that sound cool? A man, a real... I'm trying to find me a white man, okay? What the... Have you ever been with a white man? Oh, in high school, a white dude. I ain't say white man. So, what did you like? So, what did you like about a white dude? They okay. They ain't the best, but they okay. They cool. So, why you want one now then? Because I'm tired of black vote. Oh, damn. You know, there are other races. I know right. You know what? You might want a Japanese or a Jackson RIP at the same time when you say it don't matter if you're black or white. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah, that's my boy, man. So, thank you, jazz. I can't wait till tomorrow to see what you think about the show, to see what you like about the show. We're going to come back on here. We're going to talk. We're going to just tell the people, you know, this is what's over there. This is what's going down, man. Check it, man. It's been another great segment. A boss talk. One on one.  And we are... No, we're not.


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So here we're imagining we're in balance here. Let's now do the the same kind of report for the following month And we should basically be in balance there as well. So I'm going to right-click and duplicate And then let's do another bank reconciliation report And so I'm already set up, but I'm just going to change the date going to September 1st to September 30th and then I'll change the the balance to the September balance, which is 52 308 80 52 308 point eight zero update and Notice again, we have the beginning balance. This is the balance that's on the books So there's the 50 308 80 and there's no outstanding checks or payments there's our adjusted balance and That matches of course what we just typed in there for the statement balance. So once again, we are in balance We don't have any outstanding items, which should be the case going forward. It should be quite easy Now again, if you find a place where you're out of balance say this wasn't the case This was out of balance Then you could run the report for the prior bank reconciliation and say, okay Was I in balance as of the prior bank reconciliation? If you were in balance for the prior bank reconciliation, then you could basically check off and say, all right That means my beginning balance was correct as of that point in time And now I can check my additions and my subtractions here And if it's on the bank statement and tie that out over to what is on the book side of things to see if I'm If everything matches, right? So to do that, let's go to the first tab Accounting drop-down and then you can go into the bank accounts and we're working in here in the checking account so we'll go into the checking account and You'll recall that this side of the transactions are the transactions that we have entered into the system These are the bank transactions that pulled in from the bank and the reconciled tab is the one where everything on the bank Side was on the left and everything on the right was on our side now in our case All the stuff on the right on our side was pretty much not there. It was not existent because we hadn't been Putting anything on our side. We've been constructing our side. We've been constructing the books from the bank feeds However, if you're doing a full-surface accounting system You would enter the accounting stuff first on our side and then be matching it to what pulls on to the to the bank Side of things and in that event if you're doing a full-surface accounting system It's likely that you would end up with outstanding checks and outstanding deposits which would be our reconciling items on our bank reconciliation they'd be showing up in This area so So that's the that's the the general idea now if anything was off then you could go into the account Transactions and you can look at anything in here that says that it's not reconciled if it was read and said it was Unreconciled at this point in time then that would be something that we would expect is not on the bank statement We'd say okay. It's it's not over here. That doesn't necessarily make it wrong That just means that's gonna be one of our reconciling items if we had reconciling items like that like a check That we wrote but has not yet cleared the bank Then we can check we can double see we can double check to see that that check does clear the bank By seeing if it clears the bank in the following month if it does Then that check is valid. It's a valid check And it would still just be a valid timing difference that would be reported in this, you know reconciling item So if you have any if you have any problems, then you can go through The actual transactions. These are the detail that should be adding up to the increases and decreases So if your beginning balance is right, you can go through, you know the additions and subtractions Within here. So this is for For September so we can go down in September and just check all this off we can take and tie everything off if we needed to 4518 and We can go back over here and say 4518 and If anything was not correct, we can take and tie everything out right 3,000 here is Over here, we should see a 3,000 here right and I can so everything should be taken tied off And that's how you would have to basically reconcile if there was anything that was that was basically out of balance That's the general idea, but what I just want to point out here is Once you do that first bank reconciliation Then the second bank reconciliation should be very easy. It should be somewhat automatic And if you're constructing your books directly from the bank feeds, then your balance will be right You know tying to the bank in real time for the most part But you still want to have the concept of doing the bank reconciliation so that you can find any errors if any errors happen Through this concept of saying I want to see was I correct last time and then what is off this time by ticking and tying each of these Accounts out the beginning balance is right and then check your additions and subtractions, right? And then you can then you could figure out What the issue is and even if you are doing a full-service accounting system It still should be fairly easy to do the bank reconciliation But in that event you're gonna want to make sure that you at least check your bank reconciliation and run the report So that you're tying out as of a point in time because in that event your bank balance the balance on the balance sheet Will not match at any given time What's on your actual bank side of things because of outstanding items outstanding checks Outstanding deposits so you will need to do a bank reconciliation just to make sure That that Difference is correct, right because that'll give you confidence that your balance in the bank is correct And if you're balancing the bank is correct Even if it's not the same balances on the on the bank statement as any given time if you can reconcile exactly what the difference is You are verifying not only the bank balance But all the transactions that are going through the bank account and because we're using the double entry accounting system and because the Bank and cash is the lifeblood of the company then all the other side is basically constructing like the entire income statement So that's why it's that huge internal control we want to make sure that we're doing it and It should be fairly easy to do once you get past that first bank reconciliation


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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Naval Station Norfolk and the commissioning of the United States ship Gerald R. Ford. I am Captain Brent Gott, the ship's executive officer. Our ceremony will commence in just a few moments. Please turn cell phones off or place them in silent mode for the duration of our ceremony. Please note, water is available at designated areas around the Hangar Bay and on the pier. In the event of an emergency, we ask that you exit the ship in a calm and orderly fashion, using the brow that is closest to you. Thank you. At the conclusion of the ceremony, we will ask the guests seated in the hangar bay to remain in your seats while the president departs. For those who are interested in seeing more of the ship, we will be offering tours. There will also be a reception of light snacks hosted by USS Gerald R. Ford's commissioning committee at the large tents located in the parking area as you leave the pier. As you leave the ship, we ask that you follow the directions of the ushers. For those on the pier that wish to come aboard, please use the two brows that are closest to the back of the ship. USS Gerald R. Ford was built in Newport News, Virginia and is the most advanced and powerful warship in the world. She is the lead ship of a new class of supercarriers that will provide forward presence and power projection around the globe to defend American interests and that of her allies in an unprecedented scale for decades to come. Her two nuclear reactors can carry her air wing anywhere around the globe for 25 years. 1,100 feet long, displacing 100,000 tons, this extraordinary ship brings six acres of sovereign American soil and 75 combat ready aircraft to any troubled area in the world. As the next generation carrier, she brings to the fight significant new technology, improvements over the Nimitz class carrier she replaces, including a spy three phased array of radar and electromagnetic aircraft launch system which will replace the steam catapults. President Gerald R. Ford was born on July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska and moved as an infant to Grand Rapids, Michigan. The future president excelled scholastically and athletically at South High School and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the only U.S. president to do so. He graduated from the University of Michigan where he majored in economics and political science. He was an extremely gifted athlete and captain of the Michigan football team. He was voted the Wolverines most viable player and after graduation received offers to play professional football. Instead, he chose the legal profession and graduated from Yale Law School in 1941. After the United States entered World War II, he received a commission as an ensign in 1942 eventually achieving the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He served aboard the light aircraft carrier, the USS Monterey, CVL 26 and took part in major operations in the South Pacific. Among them were battles for truck, Saipan, Guam, Formosa, the Marianas and the Philippines. Lieutenant Commander Ford was honorably discharged from active duty in 1946 having been awarded numerous campaign medals. After the war, he returned to Grand Rapids and resumed his law practice in a prestigious law firm. In October 1948, he married the former Betty Bloomer. For over half a century, their partnership flourished enriched by their four children, Michael, John, Stephen and Susan. Soon after their wedding, voters in Michigan's fifth congressional district sent the Fords to Washington for the first of his 13 terms in the House of Representatives. The new congressman quickly established a reputation for unbending integrity and was promptly entrusted with growing responsibilities for national defense and foreign relations. In 1963, President Lyndon Johnson appointed him to serve on the Warren Commission that investigated the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. As President George H.W. Bush later concluded, quote, the Warren Commission report will always have the definitive say on this tragic matter. Why? Because Jerry Ford put his name on it and Jerry Ford's word was always good, unquote. By the early 1970s, congressman Ford and Betty decided that they would return home for good. But history and the American people weren't ready to part with Gerald Ford. In December 1973, he was appointed as Vice President of the United States and just eight months later on August 9th, 1974, Vice President Ford assumed the presidency amidst the gravest constitutional crisis since the Civil War. Upon taking the presidential oath, he spoke to the American people, quote, I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your president by your ballots, so I ask that you confirm me as your president with your prayers, unquote. Not only did the new president confront widespread public disillusionment in the wake of the Watergate scandals and the Vietnam War, he also grappled with a devastating economic recession and mounting tensions around the globe. The president, who never sought the presidency, resolved that his time in office, however long or short, would be a time of healing. He promptly announced clemency terms for Vietnam-era draftivators and pardoned his predecessor, an act that historians now recognize as one of the most courageous in U.S. history. The presidency of Gerald Ford is defined by his resolute integrity and unflinching adherence to the truth. As Vice President Dick Cheney observed, President Ford, quote, restored trust and confidence in the presidency and the White House, simply by the sheer force of his character, unquote. As President Jimmy Carter graciously acknowledged on January 20, 1977, the gentleman from Michigan has healed the land. President Ford died on December 26, 2006, having concluded a lifetime of integrity at the helm. First instilled in him in Grand Rapids in a household more than 90 years before. Thank you for allowing each of us the privilege to serve our nation while proudly bearing the name Gerald R. Ford. Today's ceremony is a time-honored tradition that began with the commissioning of our first Navy ship in 1775. Since that time, thousands of ships have undergone the transition from Silent Hall to a fully alive warship. Our commissioning crew, hereafter known as Plank Owners, are in formation among you and ready. Thank you for your patience. Ship's company, attention! Will the guests please rise and remain standing for the arrival of our platform guests, military honors to the President of the United States, our national anthem and the invocation. We welcome and thank the United States Fleet Forces Band and the Naval Station Norfolk Saluting Battery for assisting us today. Ladies and gentlemen, our platform guests, Commander Stephen Barstow, Chaplain Corps, United States Navy, our ship's chaplain, Miss Mary Ellen Baldwin, President and CEO, Hampton Roads Navy League, Mr. Greg Willard, White House Staff Assistant to President Ford and Commissioning Committee Co-Chairman, Mr. Byron Cavani, Commissioning Committee Co-Chairman, Mr. Douglas DeVos, Commissioning Committee Co-Chairman, from Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mr. Matthew Mulheran, who most recently served as President of Newport News Shipbuilding, Rear Admiral Bruce Lindsay, United States Navy, Commander, Naval Air Forces, Atlantic, Rear Admiral Brian Antonio, United States Navy, Program Executive Officer, Aircraft Carriers, Vice Admiral Thomas Moore, United States Navy, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, Vice Admiral Michael Shoemaker, United States Navy, Commander, Naval Air Forces, Admiral Frank Caldwell, United States Navy, Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, Admiral Philip Davidson, United States Navy, Commander, United States Fleet Forces Command, Admiral John Richardson, United States Navy, Chief of Naval Operations, The Honorable Sean Stackley, Secretary of the Navy, Acting, The Honorable Donald Rumsfeld, Former Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Scott Taylor, United States Representative, Second District, Commonwealth of Virginia, The Honorable Robert Scott, United States Representative, Third District, Commonwealth of Virginia, The Honorable Richard Cheney, Former Vice President of the United States, The Honorable Rick Schneider, Governor, State of Michigan, The Honorable Gary Peters, United States Senator, State of Michigan, The Honorable Roger Wicker, United States Senator, State of Mississippi, The Honorable James Mattis, Secretary of Defense, Terry McAuliffe, Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia, Ladies and gentlemen, our ship sponsor, Mrs. Susan Ford Bales. She is escorted today by Command Master Chief, Laura Nunley, United States Navy, Command Master Chief, USS Gerald R. Ford. Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, Escorted today by Captain Richard McCormick, United States Navy, Perspective Commanding Officer, USS Gerald R. Ford. Ladies and gentlemen, honors to the President of the United States platform and salute. The National Anthem will be performed by Gerald R. Ford's own Chief Petty Officer, Burwin Tenen. Advance the colors. Ladies and gentlemen, Chaplain Barstow will offer the invocation. We gather together here today as one body, though we come from many different backgrounds, representing many different religions and from many different cultures. Today, we gather as one. We are here to celebrate together. We gather to celebrate the commission of this mighty ship, the USS Gerald R. Ford. We gather here to celebrate the accomplishments of the United States Navy through living out our code of honor, courage and commitment. We gather here to celebrate the greatest nation in the world, the United States of America. And in one voice, we lift our prayers together as one body, invoking all that is within us and invoking that which is beyond us and in the realm of the spiritual and the supernatural. We invoke your presence among us and your blessing on all that we do here today. And we pray for your continued protection upon the Ford and all the Ford class carriers to follow. Bless us, Lord. Bless this crew. Bless this ship. And may we all be worthy and faithful to the mission for which we have been called.  Will the guests please be seated? Ship's company, Poe, Raid, Rest. Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable Terry McAuliffe, Governor Commonwealth of Virginia. Well, good afternoon, everyone. First of all, Mr. President, to the cabinet, to our fellow guests, Governor Snyder from Michigan, Susan Ford-Balls, let me be very clear, Mr. President, I know you worry about 50 states, but let me tell you, you are here in the greatest state and the greatest nation on earth, the Commonwealth of Virginia. And we are great because of the 9,000 individuals who built this beautiful ship, the USS Gerald R. Ford, if we could give a round of applause for the 9,000 shipbuilders who made this possible today. So, Mr. President, if you want to save taxpayer money and help our military, you keep investing. You put all the military contracts here in the Commonwealth of Virginia. We'll deliver on time ahead of budget because we are the greatest workforce in America. And I'm also proud of the greatest active duty, 27 military installations, the largest naval base in the world. Let's hear it for every man and woman here who wears a cloth of this great country. And finally, to the state, the number one state in America for veterans. We have more female veterans, more veterans under the age of 25, fastest growing veteran population in America. We love our veterans here in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Last year, the first state in America to be certified by the federal government to function and veteran homelessness, the Commonwealth of Virginia, folks. I could go on and on. We love our active duty. We love our veterans. I thank you for being here today. But what an honor, Susan, to have this ship named after your father. You think a man who, after Pearl Harbor, enlisted in the United States Navy and took over our country at a very difficult time and led our nation with dignity. We are so grateful for President Ford and we are so grateful for the Ford family being here today. Ladies and gentlemen, enjoy yourselves if you're visiting. Spend every penny in your pockets before you leave the Commonwealth of Virginia. Thank you. Go Navy. Thank you, Governor McAuliffe. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Matthew Mulheran, former president, Newport News Shipbuilding. Well, good morning, President Trump, distinguished platform guests, ladies and gentlemen, and most especially our ship sponsor, Susan Ford Bales. I always start my speeches by saying how privileged I am to be here representing the women and men of Newport News Shipbuilding. Today, these words take on even greater meaning to me personally as it's the last time I'll be saying them in an official capacity before my retirement. And so while today is a wonderful day for the Navy, I'd like to reflect for just a moment on the builders of this magnificent aircraft carrier. Being a shipbuilder is an easy work and it's not for everyone. Yet I am proud to say we have 20,000 of America's finest shipbuilders right across the water, Newport News. Proudly building the aircraft carriers and submarines that serve and protect our great nation. They come to work each day to do their best and to be their best. President Ford embodied this work ethic. He once said, the harder you work, the luckier you are. And I work like hell.  And I'd tell you that we're also pretty lucky. We're lucky to work in an industry that allows us to be part of something greater than ourselves. We're lucky to carry on President Ford's legacy for future generations and we're lucky to work alongside the best and brightest in the world's greatest Navy. But when it comes to building the most complex ships in the world, luck has little to do with it. It's skill, craftsmanship, and an unwavering commitment to quality that gets the job done. Building CBN-78 has been an exciting journey from the early design concepts to a first cut of steel to a keel laying, christening, and sea trials. During those sea trials, we put her through her paces. We tested all of our systems and yes, with all due respect, Captain McCormick, we drove her like we stole her and she performed like a champ. I am truly honored to say I've been here for every step of her journey. And because of this, I can confidently say that this aircraft carrier represents the very best of American manufacturing, innovation, and experience. She represents the very best of the U.S. Navy and Captain McCormick and his fine crew and she represents the strength, courage, and integrity of the 38th President of the United States. As CBN-78 joins the fleet today, she will reign over the seas just as her predecessors have done for decades. But unlike her sister ships, this ship has a secret weapon. Her name is Susan. Susan Ford Bales has redefined what being a sponsor means. Her love for the ship, her father's legacy, and our nation has been inspiring. She has provided to us a living connection to the great man, husband, president, and dad for whom this ship is named. We will always consider her our fellow shipbuilder and friend. To Susan and the entire Ford family, to Captain McCormick and his crew and to the shipbuilders and all of our supplier businesses across the United States that made this incredible ship possible. Congratulations on the commissioning of USS Gerald R. Ford. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Mulherrin. Admiral John Richardson, United States Navy, Chief of Naval Operations. Thank you, XO. Good morning, everybody, and welcome aboard 100,000 tons of made in the USA. All right? What a day of celebration.  Certainly, the Ford family is celebrating today. What a fitting tribute to their father's legacy, President Ford, a man of humility and integrity and leadership, and embodied perhaps best in our fair sponsor, Susan Ford Bales. Ma'am, thank you so much for bringing your spirit to this ship. And so, a day of celebration for the Ford family. As Matt Mulherrin so clearly and concisely said, a day of celebration for our shipbuilders here in Newport News and throughout the nation who work so hard to bring this ship together. It's definitely a day of celebration for the captain and the crew of the Gerald R. Ford who from this day forward will now no longer be a shipbuilding project but will be a warship and a crew. And finally, a great day of celebration for the Navy and the nation. For when Gerald R. Ford moves forward, starts cutting into the waves, she'll be protecting our interests and defending our nation for years to come. To give you a sense of what we're talking about here, the last person to command the Gerald R. Ford has not even been born yet. That's how long this ship will be around. So it's a great day of celebration for so many but it is not a celebration for everybody. Those in the world who wish to terrorize us here in the United States and abroad. Those who wish to challenge our shores, planning for attacks. Those who may challenge our prosperity and our trade. Those who challenge our values. This is not a day of celebration for them. This is their worst nightmare and they will lie awake at night fearing that they may one day come and appear on the target list of the USS Gerald R. Ford. And so God bless the Gerald R. Ford of the United States Navy. God bless the Ford and the Navy a comfort to our nation and her allies and a nightmare to our enemies. Thank you very much. Thank you, Admiral Richardson. Ladies and gentlemen, the honorable Sean Stackley, Secretary of the Navy, acting. Susan, you have built well and your team of shipbuilders, their tremendous workmanship is only exceeded by their tremendous patriotism. Your father would be very proud. Mr.   So many distinguished guests, officers and crew who proudly call yourselves the Gerald R. Ford. History will remember him as the man who when the great constitutional crisis of the last century gripped our nation would be chosen by Congress to lead our nation. And today, we remember him as the man who when the seas were their most tempest-tossed gave orders to the helm. Steady she goes. And in doing so, returned our ship of state safely to harbor and restored trust in our government. And as we consider this ship, his ship, which will serve our country throughout much of this next century, in our Navy, we take pride knowing that long before he became our commander-in-chief, before he rose through the ranks of our Congress, he served in our Navy. And his years at sea, at war in the Pacific, taught him that most fundamental truth, a truth that would serve him throughout his time at the helm of our Congress and of our country. That we are a maritime nation, that the freedoms we cherish so deeply here in America, that the blessings of these freedoms and the strength of our Navy there are one. In his time, President Ford commissioned what was then the Navy's newest aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz. His remarks that day ring true this day. As each of us looks upon this great ship, he said, a single thought must seize our mind that only the United States of America can make a machine like this. There is nothing like it in the world. Wherever she shows her flag, she will be seen as we see her now. A solid symbol of United States strength, United States resolve made in America, manned by Americans. And so it is today. The USS Nimitz is underway in the Arabian Sea. And her sister ship, the George H. W. Bush, is turning into the wind in the Mediterranean while the Ronald Reagan stands watch over the Western Pacific. And yes, these ships stand as a symbol of United States strength and United States resolve. They are our nation's great instrument of security and two of goodwill. So Skipper, as we marvel at the technology and the daunting numbers that measure this ship, never lose sight that in time of crisis, you will be the first to respond. And when called upon, you will deliver the final word in the bidding of our nation.  So steady she goes. There is truly nothing like it in the world today.  Thank you. Thank you, Secretary Stackley. Ladies and gentlemen, the Honorable James Mattis, Secretary of Defense. President Trump, ladies and gentlemen, today a magnificent worship joins the best Navy in the world. And it's named after a tried and true member of the greatest generation and that spirit will permeate this ship so long as it sails on the seas. As well as the US Navy spirit we have just begun to fight and Mr. President, you will send this ship in harm's way and they will happily sail in harm's way for you, for our nation and for what we stand for. Enough words have been spoken. Let me say what you've been waiting to hear. Ladies and gentlemen, our Commander-in-Chief, President Donald Trump. Thank you. Thank you very much, Secretary Mattis, for that wonderful introduction and for your devoted service to our nation.  I'm thrilled to be back on this magnificent ship for this historic moment with the amazing men and women of the United States Navy.  That's a big achievement. After today, wherever the ship sails, you will all carry a proud title, plank owner of the USS Gerald R. Ford. For the rest of your lives, you'll be able to tell your friends and family that you 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 this incredible achievement. I want to thank the many public servants who have joined us here today. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin, Governor Snyder, Governor McAuliffe, Senator Wecker, and members of Congress, Secretary Stackley, Admiral Richardson, senior military leaders, and of course, the great Captain McCormick. Captain, I know you will exemplify integrity at the helm and have a good time doing it, Captain. Proud of you. Thanks to the entire Ford family, Susan, Jack, Steve, and Mike for all that you've done to support this ship on his voyage. Thank you, Susan. I also want to recognize two other people who were very special to President Ford. Thank you, Vice President Cheney, and former Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld. They look great. They look great. As we put this stunning ship into the service of our nation, we must also pay tribute to the thousands of citizens, military and civilian who helped design and built it. Their love of country has been poured into every rivet and bulkhead on this vessel. You hammered, chiseled, and sculpted this mighty hull. You were there when the first steel was cut, when the turbines first roared to life, and when those beautiful bronze propellers first began to spin and spin they did. And now you are here to witness the moment when your incredible work of art becomes the pride of the United States Navy and a symbol of American power and prestige. No matter where in the world you go. American steel and American hands have constructed a 100,000-ton message to the world. America might is second to none and we're getting bigger and better and stronger every day of my administration. That I can tell you. Wherever this vessel cuts through the horizon, our allies will rest easy and our enemies will shake with fear because everyone will know that America is coming and America is coming strong. To every worker from Newport News Shipbuilding and every craftsman and engineer who helped build this incredible fortress on the sea, today we salute you. Thank you. Your skill and your grit build the instruments of war that preserve peace. This ship is the deterrent that keeps us from having to fight in the first place but this ship also ensures that if a fight does come it will always end the same way. We will win, win, win. We will never lose. We will win. When it comes to battle we don't want a fair fight. We want just the opposite. We demand victory and we will have total victory, believe me. Having the best technology and equipment is only one part of the American military dominance. Our true strength is our people. Our greatest weapon is all of you. Our nation endures because we have citizens who love America and who are willing to fight for America. We are so very blessed with warriors who are willing to serve America in the greatest fighting force in history the United States military. Today this ship officially begins its role in the noble military history of our great nation. In a few moments I will commission this wonderful, beautiful but very, very powerful warship. Captain McCormick will assume command. He will set the first watch and then the crew of the Gerald R. Ford will man the ship and bring her to life. A ship is only as good as the people who serve on it and the American sailor is the best anywhere in the world. Among you are great welders, radar technicians, machine operators and pilots. You take pride in your work and America takes pride in you. We love you. We are proud of you. Thank you. But that is why it is so fitting that this ship is named after a sailor of tremendous character, integrity and wisdom. You know that Susan. Gerald Ford was raised in American Heartland. He grew up in Grand Rapids and became an Eagle Scout. He played football at the University of Michigan on a team that won two national championships and listened to this on that great team. He was named MVP, not bad. He then went to Yale Law School and after Pearl Harbor, he volunteered to serve. President Ford joined the Navy and asked to be sent to sea. He wanted to do that very badly. He never really knew why he felt it was a calling. He was assigned to a new carrier, a Monterey, becoming a plank owner himself on its commissioning in 1943. From there he sailed to the Pacific and saw action and a lot of action in the Pacific War. Like so many others of his generation, Gerald Ford returned home and started a family. He ran for Congress where he served the people of Michigan with honor for many years. From there he became Vice President and then President of the United States of America. With this ship we honor him for his lifetime of selfless and distinguished service. We also remember his wife, Betty. I remember her well. And we honor the bravery she showed in living her life so that her experiences could help others. Susan, she was a great woman, a great woman. Gerald Ford said that his time in the Navy convinced him that our lack of military preparation before World War II had only encouraged our enemies to fight harder and harder and harder. He learned a lot. In the future, Ford said, I felt the United States had to be strong. Never again could we allow our military to be anything but the absolute best. If he could see this ship today, President Gerald Ford would see his vision brought to life and he would see his legacy of service being carried on by each and every one of you. Gerald Ford embodied American values like few others. Love of family, love of freedom, and most of all, love of country. He knew that patriotism is the heartbeat of a nation. He knew that we must love our country in order to protect it. And he knew that we must have pride in our history if we are going to have confidence in our future. The men and women of America's armed services are part of a living history. You uphold timeless customs and traditions and you protect our nation and our freedom for the next generation to come. You are fulfilling your duty to this nation and now it is the job of our government to fulfill its duty to you. For years, our government has subjected the military to unpredictable funding and a devastating defense sequester. You remember that? Sequester, not good. This has led to deferred maintenance, a lack of investment in new equipment and technology, and a shortfall in military readiness. In other words, it's been a very, very bad period of time for our military. That is why we reached a deal to secure an additional $20 billion for defense this year and it's going up and why I asked Congress for another $54 billion for next year. Now we need Congress to do its job and pass the budget that provides for higher, stable, and predictable funding levels for our military needs that our fighting men and women deserve and you will get, believe me, President Trump, I will tell you, you will get it. Don't worry about it, but I don't mind getting a little hand, so call that congressman and call that senator and make sure you get it. And by the way, you can also call those senators to make sure you get health care. We must end the defense sequester once and for all. We must also reform defense acquisitions to ensure that we are getting the best equipment at the best prices so that our dollars are used only for the best interests of our country and those who serve. We do not want cost overruns. We want the best equipment, but we want it built ahead of schedule and we want it built under budget. This is the very least we can do for the patriots who have volunteered to give their sweat, their blood, and if they must, their very lives for our great nation. The commissioning of this new American carrier marks the renewal of our commitment to a future of American greatness. Greater than ever before. Remember that greater than ever before. Just moments from now, the captain will set the first watch on the USS Gerald R. Ford. And with God's grace, a watch will stand until the day she is decommissioned 50 years or more from now. Most of you who will man the ship today are just about 20 years old. Together, you are embarking on a truly great adventure. The journey will require all of your talents, all of your efforts, and all of your heart. As you know, the seahalls many challenges and threats. But starting today, you will face together as a team aboard this ship, which is your responsibility and your home. Three generations of Americans will eventually man these decks. Perhaps even some of your own children and grandchildren someday. You will inspire many more American patriots to follow your lead and to serve. And one day, when you are old and have lived a long and hopefully happy and successful life, you may find yourselves back aboard this ship surrounded by your family to mark its decommissioning. And on that day, our entire nation will honor not just this carrier, it will honor you and the role you will have played in keeping America safe, strong, and free. To every patriot who will serve on this ship today and throughout history, I say this. Keep the watch. Protect her. Defend her. And love her. Good luck and Godspeed. Thank you to the Ford family. And thank you to every sailor in the greatest Navy on Earth. God bless you. God bless the Gerald R. Ford. And God bless the United States of America. Thank you very much. God bless you all. Thank you, Mr. President. And I would be honored if you had placed Gerald R. Ford in commission. Will the guests please rise? Ship's company, attention. I hereby place United States ship, Gerald R. Ford in commission. May God bless and guide this warship and all who shall sail in her. God bless you. Thank you. Thank you, Mr. President. Executive Officer, hoist the colors in the commissioning pendant. All right, Captain. Ladies and gentlemen, I direct your attention to the ship's mast as we hoist the colors and commission pendant. Quartermaster, hoist the colors and the commission pendant. Aye aye, sir. Will the guests please be seated? Captain, the colors and the commission pendant are flying over United States ship, Gerald R. Ford. Very well. I will now read my orders from Commander Naval Military Personnel Command to Captain Richard McCormick, United States Navy. Subject, View Purrs Order 1-9-9-0 of 06 January 2016. When directed by reporting senior, detach in January 2015 from present duty and report to pre-commissioning unit Gerald R. Ford, CVN 78 as commissioning officer. Upon commissioning of USS Gerald R. Ford, report for duty as commanding officer. Apple Richardson, United States ship, Gerald R. Ford is in commission and I am in command. Executive Officer, set the first watch. Aye, Captain. Officer of the deck, set the watch. Aye aye, sir. The officer of the deck is the commanding officer's direct representative and while on watch, is responsible for the safe operation of the ship and crew. The long glass is the traditional symbol of an officer of the deck's authority in 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 glass to Lieutenant Joel Chincotta of South Orange, New Jersey, the first officer of the deck. The petty officer of the watch is quarter master first class, Jose Triana of Miami, Florida. The messenger of the watch is Yeoman Third Class, Dayquan Bridges of Fayetteville, North Carolina. And the bosom mate of the watch is bosom mate second class, Bradley Cole of Lomira, Wisconsin. Set the watch on deck, section one. Sir, the watch is set. Very well. Captain, the watch is set. Very well. We are delighted today to have our sponsor Miss Susan Ford-Bales with us. Susan, Chris and Gerald are Ford Newport News on November 9th, 2013. Susan, I would be honored if you'd join me up here at the podium to give the order to man our ship and bring her to life. Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, in the twilight of his life, Dad learned of the decision to name CVN 78 to be the USS 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 decision, Dad wrote a letter about CVN 78 and he concluded his letter, quote, thus is a source of indescribable pride and humility to know that an aircraft carrier bearing my name will be permanently associated with the valor and integrity of the men and women of the United States Navy, end quote. There is no one, absolutely no one, who would be prouder of the commissioning of this mighty ship than the President of the United States, Gerald R. Ford. Therefore, on behalf of the 38th President of the United States and as your ship's sponsor, I am honored to give the command. Officers and crew of the United States, Gerald R. Ford, man our ship and bring her to life. USS Gerald R. Ford salutes you out to serve and your great ship is man and ready. Very well. Admiral Lindsey, USS Gerald R. Ford is man and ready and reports for duty to the fleet. Mr. President, request permission to break your flag. Executive Officer, break the flag of the President of the United States. Aye, Captain. Quartermaster, break the flag of the President of the United States. Aye, aye, sir. Captain, the flag of the President is flying over United States ship, Gerald R. Ford. Very well. Ladies and gentlemen, Captain Richard McCormick, United States Navy, commanding officer, USS Gerald R. Ford. Ship's company. All right, rest. 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 warship 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 thought must seize our minds. Only the United States of America can make a machine like this. There is nothing like her in the world today. We have witnessed a magic moment when an intricate mass of steel and cable sophisticated engineers, marvels, suddenly come and become a living thing with a unique personality. These words were spoken over 42 years ago by then President Gerald R. Ford as he delivered his keynote address at the commissioning ceremony for USS Nimitz. How fitting it is then, the man who presided over the first in class commissioning ceremony is recognized today as the namesake for our great ship and the first in the Ford class. Much has been said about the first in class technology aboard Ford. Technology that, like Nimitz in 1975, exists nowhere else. The Ford incorporates flexibility into the carrier platform to accommodate future systems and technologies to ensure that the Navy is ready to conduct, prompt, and sustain combat incident to operations at sea for decades to come. And yet, as groundbreaking as this technology is, it will never supersede the quality of the sailor who operates it. And the sailors aboard today are among our nation's finest. They are talented, driven, innovative, dedicated, passionate about what they do, and I am very proud to be their captain. James D. Hornfisher, author of the book, The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailor, has said it best. A fighting force cannot be reduced to its order of battle any more than a ship's value can be reduced to the number of guns she carries or the shaft horsepower her turbines can generate. A vessel draws life from the spirit of her crew which derives in large part from the leadership qualities of her chiefs and officers. Morale defies quantification and yet it weighs significantly on the ultimate lethality of the tools of war. We cannot succeed absent the strength and skills of our sailors and the dedication and commitment they bring to the fight. Our sailors will ensure that Gerald R. Ford remains mission ready and prepared to execute national tasking for decades to come. I want to thank legislators, shipbuilders and sailors for all your efforts in taking USS Gerald R. Ford from concept to delivery. And last but certainly not least I would like to express my gratitude to the families of our servicemen and women who supported their loved ones as we worked hard to prepare this ship for sea. Your devotion and sacrifice cannot be understated and I want to thank you personally for all your support. Team Wolverine I have the utmost faith and confidence in your abilities to handle any challenge ahead and I can think of no better team to take USS Gerald R. Ford to sea. God bless you your families and our Navy. Thank you. Ships company attention Will the guests please rise. Chaplain Barstow will now lead us in the benediction. As we prepare to end this celebration we pause to ask for a going away blessing a send off a plea for continued blessings and protection and success. So we ask may our efforts to reach this point and beyond continue to be rewarded. May we experience protection and safety for this crew and all the sailors who will follow us go with us be with us strengthen us encourage us guide us and may we be granted wisdom for the journey and may integrity be the compass that we follow. We pray for the leaders of the ship for the leaders that will follow for the leaders of our Navy and our nation which this ship serves. Bless us go with us be with us in your mighty name we pray. Thank you Chaplain Barstow. Ladies and gentlemen please be seated please remain seated until the president and the official party have departed the ceremony. Ladies and gentlemen we invite you to our post commissioning reception hosted by USS Gerald R. Ford's commissioning committee at the large tents located in the parking area as you leave the pier. For those interested in a closer look at your great ship several tour routes have been established tours will commence in approximately 20 minutes and conclude at 2 p.m. For your safety please remain on the marked tour route where our guides are stationed to assist you and answer your questions. For those guests with blue and white tickets you will turn to the left as you depart the pier. For those guests who have red, purple or gold tickets you will turn to the right as you leave the pier and proceed to your parking area or buses as appropriate. Buses will be marked with their respective destinations for red ticket holders the red buses will return those guests to Vista Point and the buses will run until 3 p.m. This concludes our ceremony. It was truly an honor and a privilege to have you join us. Ships Company Dismissed!


This research paper examined the effects of ambient brightness on augmented reality-based brain-computer interfaces, ARBCs, which are used to detect electrical signals from the brain and translate them into commands. The study found that ARBCI performance decreases as ambient brightness increases and that this decrease is more pronounced at higher levels of brightness. Additionally, the researchers developed an algorithm called Ensemble Online Adaptive CCA, EOACCA, that uses iterative learning to improve ARBCI performance in high-brightness environments. This algorithm improved ARBCI performance by 13.91% over other algorithms tested in high-brightness environments. This article was authored by Rui Zhang, Li Junchao, Zeng Shinsu, and others.


Hey there, this is Sascha from Halloween and plus and I'm here at the Blackstar camp to introduce the scent chains 606 amplifier. I Really like the sound but what I like even more is that you have included a reactive load box So you can use a cabinet if you want to but you don't have to you can go direct just like we do We go direct from the DI out into the recording device and that's how it sounds So on top of the reactive load box you have a couple of other features like an effects loop So I'm using a delay here, and that's how it sounds Aside from the rock and metal sounds you can get out of this amplifier and there's also a nice clean channel And it's very nice for basic clean sounds, but what I really like is that it takes pedals very well With Pallas for instance, I'm a singer and I had to change the the guitar playing style to towards a sequencing playing with a lot of fast pedals and octaves and synth Having a versatile amplifier like this, which I can use with my metal band But also with my pop or synth rock project is just perfect. So I'm having a basic clean sound here Very dry, but the magic happens when I'm engaging the fast pedals here So that's it from the Blackstar camp, I hope you enjoyed the video and yeah, see you on tour. Take care Oh one moment, and what I forgot on this amplifier is a tube amplifier And tube amps tend to be very heavy, but this one is too light for exercise You


The Army has given us so many resources and opportunities for training us to be resilient, mentally tough, strong. The Army Valley has definitely helped me out a lot out there and just throughout my career. The Army is really instilled a lot of values in me that there's no winning without that hard work. You don't become a champion by accident. I had to have the mental and physical toughness so when I get to the field and when I get to practice, I put that into perspective.


So while working with MetaHumans in a new ray tracing project, I've realized that there's an issue with the eyelashes here, where they're using hair cards and that that's not working with the transparency issues with the ray tracing. So here's how you fix that. So you want to go into the MetaHumans folder. Let's go into this character. We want to go to the face. And we want to go to this face mesh blueprint. And this is where we're defining the LODs and everything here. And you can see that we've got this weird shadow effect here that's all blocky. It took me a few minutes to kind of figure out where this was coming from. I could certainly see it look like hair cards. So to fix this, we want to go into the LOD settings here for LOD 0. We want to expand the sections down. And for these eyelashes, I know that this is section 6. And so what we want to do is we want to simply turn off cast shadows here. This is what's happening. We're casting shadows of these card blocks. And the ray tracing can't handle that due to a current bug from what I'm understanding. Anyway, as you can see, we turned that off. And now it's gone. So we save it. We let Unreal do its processing here. And let's see whenever we close this out. Everything should be good. Yep. And there we go. So she's very happy now. Her eyelashes aren't causing a blocky shadow. And that's fixed. And so this is how you can make your MetaHumans work with RTX ray tracing enabled. So if you like this type of thing, make sure that you subscribe. I've got weekly videos for Unreal Engine coming up. And I'm probably going to be adding some additional programming type videos during the week. So thanks for watching.