USS John F. Kennedy Crew

08/30/2026

PCU (USS) JOHN F. KENNEDY (CVN 79) - 14AUG26 - Acceptance Trials - Anchor tests. :)

TCAMGB.
V/R - Your Shipmate,
Bob Haner
*TWO SHIPS - ONE JFK FAMILY*
*DATE NOLITE ROGARE* - *SERVE WITH COURAGE*

08/24/2026

USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) - 21-22AUG26ish - Nighttime flight ops in the Arabian Sea. :)

TCAMGB.
V/R-Your Shipmate,
Bob Haner
*TWO SHIPS - ONE JFK FAMILY*
*DATE-NOLITE-ROGARE* - *SERVE WITH COURAGE*

08/22/2026

22AUG26.0217 - Ok as some of you may have heard the Department of the Navy (DON) is considering renaming or changing the name of CVN 81, stressing the considering at this point. CVN 81 has been scheduled to be named after DORIS MILLER, but it may be renamed the DONALD J. TRUMP, again it's being considered or talked about at this point. Time will tell if it happens or not. Just like the Memorandum President Trump signed directing DOD (or DOW if you prefer) and DON to come up with a plan about changing the catapults back to steam and the weapons elevators back to the more traditional types with cables vice the magnetic ones in use on the FORD, JFK-79 and ENTERPRISE-80. Which again the Memorandum just directs that they come up with a plan, so, time will tel if it happens or not. This report is from NBC News but matches all the various reports from across the news spectrum on this renaming issue.

TCAMGB.
V/R-Your Shipmate,
Bob Haner
*TWO SHIPS - ONE JFK FAMILY*
*DATE-NOLITE-ROGARE* - *SERVE WITH COURAGE*

08/21/2026

20AUG26 - From U.S. Central Command - USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) has arrived and is now operating in the Arabian Sea. Which, hopefully (my comments) means the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72) and her escorts will finally get to head home. :)

TCAMGB.
V/R-Your Shipmate,
Bob Haner
*TWO SHIPS - ONE JFK FAMILY*
*DATE-NOLITE-ROGARE* - *SERVE WITH COURAGE*

U.S. Sailors work on the flight deck of USS George Washington (CVN 73), Aug. 20, as the aircraft carrier transits the Arabian Sea. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group is operating in Middle East during a scheduled deployment after arriving in the CENTCOM theater yesterday.

08/20/2026

20AUG26 - This is the report or article that appears in Navy Times regarding the shooting onboard PCU (USS) JFK (CVN 79) earlier this summer.

TCAMGB.
V/R-Your Shipmate,
Bob Haner
*TWO SHIPS - ONE JFK FAMILY*
*DATE-NOLITE-ROGARE* - *SERVE WITH COURAGE*

A sailor assigned to the USS John F. Kennedy faces multiple charges, including murder, following the shooting death of another sailor in June. 🔗Link to article in comments ⬇️

08/14/2026

14AUG26 - U.S. Naval Institute and other organizations - President Trump has directed DOD (or DOW if you prefer), along with the Department of the Navy to come up with a plan to replace the electromagnetic catapults (EMALS) and weapons elevators on aircraft carriers starting with the future CVN 81 - (USS) DORIS MILLER.

TCAMGB.
V/R-Your Shipmate,
Bob Haner
*TWO SHIPS - ONE JFK FAMILY*
*DATE-NOLITE-ROGARE* - *SERVE WITH COURAGE*

Presidential Memo: Rebuilding the United States Navy and America’s Shipbuilding Industrial Base — USNI News

08/13/2026

13AUG26 - USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) heading west to relieve the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). This report is from the U.S. Naval Institute, but, it matches reports from a growing number of news outlets/organizations. :)

TCAMGB.
V/R-Your Shipmate,
Bob Haner
*TWO SHIPS - ONE JFK FAMILY*
*DATE-NOLITE-ROGARE* - *SERVE WITH COURAGE*

USS George Washington Heading West, Lincoln Deployment Nears 9 Months — USNI News

08/11/2026

11AUG26.0439 - Hi Y'all, Ok, some news for everyone. A lot still needs to happen or be done, BUT if everything goes right the next set of Sea Trials may be just around the corner. I'm talking about the Acceptance Trials. Now that does NOT mean that if everything goes right, we go right into JFK-79's Commissioning, BUT it does increase the odds or possibility that her Commissioning may happen sometime in the Spring to Summer 2027 timeframe (at least sometime in 2027). That date is still TBD, BUT things are looking better. :)

Now, before this Yo-Yo shuts up, here's a picture that was posted over the weekend, along with a photo illustration the PAO/Media Dept put together for the 250TH bday for the USA. :)

TCAMGB.
V/R-Your Shipmate,
Bob Haner
*TWO SHIPS - ONE JFK FAMILY*
*DATE-NOLITE-ROGARE* - *SERVE WITH COURAGE*

08/06/2026

05AUG26 - USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69) - This almost speaks for itself. IKE has left the shipyard (Norfolk Naval Shipyard) and doing what you do after a shipyard period - certifying and qualifying. :)

TCAMGB.
V/R-Your Shipmate,
Bob Haner
*TWO SHIPS - ONE JFK FAMILY*
*DATE-NOLITE-ROGARE* - *SERVE WITH COURAGE*