Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Shane Donnelly, from South Park, Pennsylvania, assigned to Deck Department aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), leads personnel in lowering a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) from the starboard boat davit for a training exercise, Dec. 17, 2025. Sailors assigned to Deck Department conducted training on lowering the RHIB as part of small boat operations. John F. Kennedy is the second Ford-class aircraft carrier and is under construction at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division in Newport News, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob Milham)
| Date Taken: | 12.17.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 12.23.2025 12:50 |
| Photo ID: | 9459091 |
| VIRIN: | 251217-N-OW182-1001 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 2.39 MB |
| Location: | NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, US |
| Web Views: | 1 |
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