The USS JFK was commissioned in 1968 and named after the late president John F. Kennedy. The ship conducted 18 deployments, including to the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas. After being in service ...

PORT OF BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The former USS ... John F. Kennedy was the last conventionally powered aircraft carrier built by the U.S. Navy. The vessel was used for 18 deployments.

The retired U.S. Navy vessel will head to Brownsville, Texas, on a two-week journey that will end with the aircraft carrier's dismantling.