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Navy/USMC

Navy Certifies Second Ford Magazine Elevator

Thursday, July 23rd, 2020

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Navy Certifies Second Ford Magazine Elevator

A Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding engineer grinds in USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN-78) Lower Stage Weapons Elevator 1 on July 18, 2020, during final days prior to certification. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Navy said Thursday the sixth overall and second lower stage Advanced Weapons Elevator (AWE) on the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) was certified on schedule on July 22. This elevator, Lower Stage Weapons Elevator (LSWE) 1, is designed to move ordnance from the ship’s forward magazine to the flight deck via the forward weapons handling and transfer area. The certification comes after the Navy previously certified the first LSWE in April, LSWE 5. That marked the start of allowing…

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