The Navy admiral overseeing its aircraft carriers said the global COVID-19 outbreak is not having an immediate effect on the lead ship in its new class of flattops. Rear Adm. James Downey, the program executive officer for carriers, told reporters in a phone call yesterday the Navy has altered its work shifts in the shipyard to spread out the crew on the Gerald Ford (CVN-78) and implemented later shifts to promote physical separation for those working on the ship's Advanced...
