Navy to lay keel for new USS John F. Kennedy - WJXT Jacksonville
There will a second aircraft carrier to honor President John F. Kennedy. The new JFK will be the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier and will carrying the designation CVN 79. The ship’s sponsor is Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, Kennedy’s daughter. The first carrier named for the nation's 35th president entered service in 1968 and was home ported at Mayport Naval Station from 1992 until it was decommissioned in 2007. "The keel-laying for CVN-79 is an important milestone in returning a... “President Kennedy was not only an inspirational leader, but also a sailor, a man who deeply understood the importance of the Navy and the presence it provides -- a presence that will soon be enabled for decades to come by this great ship -- a... The first carrier, nicknamed “Big John,” went on 17 deployments, launched strikes on Iraq during operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1990-91 and participated in numerous multination training exercises throughout the world during nearly... Source: www.news4jax.com
