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year, President Clinton and other dignitaries will review the parade of
Tall Ships from around the world, from aboard the aircraft carrier USS
JOHN F. KENNEDY. Sailing Through History Named for the 35th President of the United States, the USS JOHN F. KENNEDY was christened by President Kennedy's 9-year old daughter, Caroline, in May 1967, in Newport News, Virginia, and entered service on September 7, 1968.  Originally
designated as a CVA 67 attack aircraft carrier, KENNEDY was re-classified
as a CV 67 in the early 1970s, indicating the ship was capable of supporting
anti-submarine warfare aircraft, and making it an all-purpose, multi-mission
aircraft carrier. In The mid '70s, KENNEDY was upgraded to handle both
the f-14 "Tomcat" and the S-3 "Viking." Her history of service includes deployment to the Middle East in the 1970s and '80s, and participation in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. In addition to receiving several Silver Anchor Awards, she has also won the RADM Flatley Award for Safety and the Battenburg Cup for being the overall best ship in the Atlantic Fleet in 1982. KENNEDY is the last non-nuclear USN carrier to be constructed and is scheduled to serve through approximately 2018. She underwent major COH reconstruction in Philadelphia from 1993-1995. Her mission of deterring aggression is fulfilled by operating independently in international waters with an air wing capable of responding to any potential crisis.
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