A Norfolk, Virginia-based mom and daughter, both in the Navy, have been given the rare opportunity to serve on the same ship. For the married mom of two daughters, who has dedicated nearly 30 years to the U.S. Naval service, it’s the first time she gets to take a piece of her family with her during at-sea training. Master Chief Logistics Specialist (LSCM) Tanya McCray was posted aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), as the chief petty officer of the supply department, to attend the second iteration of the newly built vessel’s Full Ship Shock Trials. Using live explosives, the trial commenced on July 16, the U.S. Navy said in a statement. Tanya’s 25-year-old daughter, Logistics Specialist Seaman (LSSN) Racquel McCray, was reassigned to a temporary post on the very same vessel when her ship, USS George W. Bush (CVN 77), entered Norfolk Naval shipyard for maintenance. Beyond observing …