PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyrell Morris 240920-N-NB178-1129 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (September 20, 2024) The aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) change of...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Theoplis Stewart II Capt. Colin Day and his family are piped ashore after the change of command ceremony during which Capt. Doug Langenberg relieved Capt. Colin Day...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Theoplis Stewart II Capt. Doug Langenberg gives remarks during the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) change of command ceremony...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Theoplis Stewart II Sailors applaud the speakers during the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) change of command ceremony during...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Theoplis Stewart II Capt. Doug Langenberg gives remarks during the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) change of command ceremony...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Theoplis Stewart II Capt. Colin Day hands a folded American flag to his wife during the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) change...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Theoplis Stewart II Rear Adm. Marcos Jasso gives remarks during a change of command ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Theoplis Stewart II Capt. Colin Day gives remarks during the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) change of command ceremony during...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Theoplis Stewart II Capt. Colin Day escorts his family members down the aisle during the change of command ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Theoplis Stewart II Sailors aboard aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) take their seats during a change of command ceremony during...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyrell Morris 240920-N-NB178-1169 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (September 20, 2024) Capt. Doug Langenberg reads his orders during the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyrell Morris 240920-N-NB178-1164 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (September 20, 2024) Chief Warrant Officer Al Harris recites The Watch poem during the aircraft carrier...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyrell Morris 240920-N-NB178-1154 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (September 20, 2024) Capt. Colin Day presents his wife, Melissa Day, with a flag during the aircraft carrier...
PCU JFK Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brittney Camacho-Pietri 240920-N-AB310-1071 (September 20, 2024) Chief Legalman Brett Owens plays the national anthem on guitar during the aircraft carrier...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyrell Morris 240920-N-NB178-1114 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (September 20, 2024) Rear Adm. Marcos Jasso presents Capt. Colin Day, commanding officer of the aircraft...
PCU John F. Kennedy Completes Acceptance Trials 08.15.2026 | Video by Seaman Roberto Oropeza Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) completes HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding for Acceptance Trials, August 15, 2026. Acceptance...
PCU John F. Kennedy Conducts Anchor Testing During... 08.14.2026 | Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Darien Kenney and Petty Officer 1st Class Nolan Pennington Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) conducts anchor drop testing in the forecastle during Acceptance Trials, Aug. 14, 2026. Acceptance...
PCU John F. Kennedy Conducts Anchor Testing During... 08.14.2026 | Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Nolan Pennington and Seaman Kaitlyn Bailey Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) conducts anchor drop testing in the forecastle during Acceptance Trials, Aug. 14, 2026. Acceptance...
PCU John F. Kennedy Conducts Countermeasure... 08.14.2026 | Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Nolan Pennington Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) conducts Countermeasure Wash-down (CMWD) testing on the flight deck during Acceptance Trials, Aug....
PCU John F. Kennedy Conduct High-Speed Turns During... 08.14.2026 | Video by Seaman Jayden Howard Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) conducts high-speed turns during Acceptance Trials, Aug. 14, 2026. Acceptance Trials is a series...
PCU John F. Kennedy Conducts High-Speed Turns... 08.14.2026 | Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Nolan Pennington Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) conducts high-speed turns during Acceptance Trials, Aug. 14, 2026. Acceptance Trials is a series...
PCU John F. Kennedy Transits Through a Storm During... 08.14.2026 | Video by Seaman Kaitlyn Bailey Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) during Acceptance Trials, August 14, 2026. Acceptance Trials is a series of crew-led test events...
PCU John F. Kennedy Conducts Anchor Testing During... 08.14.2026 | Video by Seaman Paris McKee Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) conducts anchor drop testing in the forecastle during Acceptance Trials, Aug. 14, 2026. Acceptance...
PCU John F. Kennedy underway for Acceptance Trials 08.15.2026 | Photo by Seaman Jayden Howard U.S. Navy Senior Chief Gunner’s Mate Lotoya Washington, from New Orleans, assigned to the U.S. Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey Team looks...
PCU John F. Kennedy conducts Radar Testing 08.13.2026 | Photo by Seaman Jayden Howard An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Salty Dogs “of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, passes by of Pre-Commissioning Unit John F....
PCU John F. Kennedy conduct flight operations... 08.13.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Theoplis Stewart II U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Alejandro Garcia, from Del Rio, Texas, directs an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, attached...
JFK Completes Acceptance Trials 08.13.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyrell Morris U.S. Navy Quartermaster Seaman Elyvan Almanza, from Columbus, Georgia, assigned to Navigation Department aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John...
PCU John F. Kennedy Helicopter Operations 08.13.2026 | Photo by Seaman Jayden Howard U.S. Navy Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Donavan Perkins, from Sparr, Florida, and Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Joseph Micheal, from...
U.S. Navy Sailors conduct routine hose testing... 08.13.2026 | Photo by Seaman Roberto Oropeza Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Apprentice Melvin Rivera Romero (left), from Soledad, California, and Airman Matthew Denegal...
FOD Walkdown 08.13.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Darien Kenney U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Air Department aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) conduct a foreign object and debris (FOD)...
PCU John F. Kennedy Conducts FOD Walkdown 08.13.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Darien Kenney U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Air Department aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) conduct a foreign object and debris (FOD)...
JFK Mental Health Resources Map 11.15.2024 | Graphics by Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Milham A graphic informing Sailors assigned to the Ford-class aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) where their mental health...
Hurricane Infographic 08.08.2024 | Graphics by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brittney Camacho-Pietri Newport News, VA (August 8, 2024)- This infographic was made to promote hurricane readiness. The graphic was posted on the Pre-Commissioning Unit...
JFK Mental Health Resources Spectrum 05.01.2024 | Graphics by Petty Officer 1st Class Jacob Milham A full spectrum of the mental health services and support available to Sailors assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79). (U.S....
PCU John F. Kennedy Resiliency Poster 03.14.2022 | Graphics by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyler Slavicek Resilience training helps people learn to cope with and grow from stress or serious life struggles. The Kennedy has these resources available to...
