2000213-N-XD935-0106 NEWPORT NEWS (Feb. 13, 2020)

2000213-N-XD935-0106 NEWPORT NEWS (Feb. 13, 2020)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Naval Air Force Atlantic, Force Master Chief Huben Phillips, addresses the crew of the Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy CVN-79. Force Phillips was JFK’s honored guest during a ceremony held in the recognition of Black History Month. Phillips discussed his career and the importance of knowing the shipmates Sailors serve with and the power of listening to each other’s stories. Kennedy is the second ship in the next-generation Ford-class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The aircraft carrier is named after John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, who served in office from January 1961 to November 1963. This is the second U.S. aircraft carrier named for President Kennedy, with the former being the last conventionally powered carrier, CV-67, which served from 1968 to 2007.
(U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jayme Pastoric)
(U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jayme Pastoric)