Aboard the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) a Sailor and Robert Puakea III await the signal to launch the first test dead-load sled from catapult one. Puakea leads NAVAIR?s Carrier and Field Service Unit, and has more than 34 years of experience on aircraft launch and recovery equipment. (U.S. Navy photo/J. Raynel Koch)