July 21, 2017

The U.S. Navy's most advanced warship will join the fleet on Saturday

Featuring: Jerry Hendrix

Source: The Virginian Pilot

Journalist: Steve Earley

Greg Willard remembers the excitement in his former boss’s voice when he called to share the news.

It was early November 2006 and Navy Secretary Donald C. Winter had summoned Willard to the Pentagon to discuss naming the country’s next aircraft carrier, now known to the world as the Gerald R. Ford.

“The president was so excited, almost ebullient, even though his health was fading, to know that this ship was going to be named for him,” Willard, who worked as a staff assistant to Ford, said earlier this week.

Read the full article at The Virginian-Pilot.

Authors

  • Jerry Hendrix

    Former Senior Fellow and Director, Defense Program

    Jerry Hendrix was the Senior Fellow and the Director of the Defense Program at the Center for a New American Security. A retired Captain in the United States Navy, his staff ...