John F Kennedy (CV 67) - Naval Cruise Book

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U S John E Kennedy A History of Service USS John F. Kennedy tCV 671 was named for the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy. The keel was laid October 22, I964, at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company in Virginia. President Kennedy's nine-year-old daughter, Caroline, christened the ship in May I967 in ceremonies held at Newport News, Virginia. In the early 70's, Kennedy deployed several times to the Mediterranean. The first time was in response to a deteriorating situation in the Middle East. The ship's fourth Meditenanean cmise included her first visit to a North Atlantic port: Edinburgh, Scotland. In I978, Kennedy recorded 3l,568 flight hours and l2,438 arrested landings. Kennedy then underwent a year-long major overhaul which ended in I979. Kennedy's ninth deployment, in l98 I , was her first to the lndian Ocean. Kennedy transited the Suez Canal, hosted the first visit aboard a United States ship by a Somali head of state, and achieved her l50,000th arrested landing. ln l982 Kennedy won an eighth Battle E efficiency award and fourth Golden Anchor retention award. Then in l983, as a result of growing crisis in Beirut, Lebanon, Kennedy was called upon to support efforts there which defined ship's operations into the next year. Awards received during that period included a ninth Battle the Silver Anchor award for retention, the RADM Flatley award for safety, and the Battenburg Cup for being the overall best ship in the Atlantic Fleet. Kennedy spent the winter of I 984 in drydock at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for complex overhaul. ln l985. Kennedy received a fifth Golden Anchor retention award and several departmental efficiency awards. While in the shipyard, Kennedy was also awarded the Inaugural Department of Defense Phoenix Award, signifying a level of maintenance excellence above all other DQD components world-wide. ln July l986, Kennedy served as the centerpiece for a vast intemational naval armada during the lntemational Naval Review in honor of the l00th AnniversarylRededica- tion of the Statue of Liberty. Kennedy departed for the Mediterranean in August, retuming in March l987. After a brief shipyard period. Kennedy visited Boston, Massachusetts, and then Portland, Maine, marking the first visit of an aircraft carrier to that city. ln November l987, Kennedy's flight deck crew trapped their 200,000th aircraft. Kennedy departed Norfolk, Virginia, for her l2th major deployment to the Meditenanean in August l988. On January 4, l989, while conducting routine operations in intemational waters. F- l4s from Kennedy's embarked air wing shot down two Libyan MIG-23s which were approaching the battle group in a hostile manner. In the spring of l989, Kennedy entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for a short industrial period. The remainder of l989 was spent honing Kennedy's battle readiness in preparation for deployment. Kennedy also visited Fon Lauderdale, Florida, and paid a second visit to Portland. Maine. USS John F. Kennedy entered the 90's eager to take on new challenges as part of America's commitment to help keep the world's oceans free for all nations. After spending the first half of l990 participating in a variety of exercises, Kennedy paid visits to New York for Fleet Week '90 and Boston for the Fourth of July. ln August, with just four days notice, Kennedy deployed ,in support of Operation Desert Shield. Kennedy entered the Red Sea in September. l990, and became the flagship of the Commander, Red Sea Battle Force. On January I6, l99l , aircraft from Kennedy's CVW-3 began Operation Desert Storm with attacks on Iraqi forces. The ship launched almost 3,000 sorties in Desert Storm, with the aircrews of CVW-3 flying over I l,000 combat hours and delivering more than 3.5 million pounds of ordnance in the conflict. After the cease-fire was agreed on by the United Nations, Kennedy transited the Suez Canal for the fourth time in seven months and headed for her joumey home. Kennedy arrived in her homeport of Norfolk, Virginia on March 28, l99l. .