USS Gerald R Ford has Island Landing event

It was a historic day for the CVN-78 USS Gerald R Ford carrier. On Saturday, a ceremony for the ’Island Landing’ was held; an ’Island Landing’ is where builders place the navigation bridge and flight operations center on the carrier. The carrier is named after the former president and construction began on the Gerald R Ford in 2009. It is set to launch later this year. Watch the video from 24 Hour News 8’s political reporter Rick Albin, who was in Newport for Saturday’s event.