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 1st Class Tyrell Morris 240920-N-NB178-1038 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (September 20, 2024) Capt. Doug Langenberg walks through sideboys during the change of command ceremony...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyrell Morris 240920-N-NB178-1047 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (September 20, 2024) Capt. Colin Day walks through sideboys during the change of command ceremony aboard the...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyrell Morris 240920-N-NB178-1057 NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (September 20, 2024) Rear Adm. Marcos Jasso walks through sideboys during the change of command ceremony...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyrell Morris 240920-N-NB178-1078 (September 20, 2024) The JFK color guard parades the colors during the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F....
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Tyrell Morris 240920-N-NB178-1094 (September 20, 2024) Capt. Colin Day gives remarks during the change of command ceremony aboard the Ford-class aircraft...
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 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 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 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-NB178-1169 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 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 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 JFK Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brittney Camacho-Pietri 240920-N-AB310-1270 (September 20, 2024) Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79)...
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...
SECWAR visits PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) 01.05.2026 | Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dean Cates, Petty Officer 2nd Class Darien Kenney and Petty Officer 1st Class Theoplis Stewart II The Honorable Pete Hegseth, secretary of war, arrives at Pre-commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) in Newport News, Virginia on Jan. 5,...
PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Gun Shoot 12.11.2025 | Video by Seaman Jayden Howard PCU JFK Sailors participate in a gun shoot for qualification
Go Navy Beat Army 2024 Spirit Spot from PCU John F.... 12.14.2024 | Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Theoplis Stewart II Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) participate in a video production highlighting naval service and heritage. The video...
PCU JFK (CVN 79) Namesake Visit 2024 Recap 11.22.2024 | Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Theoplis Stewart II Boston (Nov. 22, 2024) - Sailors assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) visited the city of Boston as part of a...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dean Cates The aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) change of command ceremony was held aboard the ship, where Capt. Colin...
PCU John F. Kennedy Change of Command 09.20.2024 | Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Darien Kenney The aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) change of command ceremony was held aboard the ship, where Capt. Colin...
PCU JFK CPO Pinning 09.16.2024 | Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Nolan Pennington Today, aboard PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), a new generation of leaders joined the ranks of the Navy chiefs mess. The chief petty officer pinning...
PCU JFK (CVN 79) Conducts PT109 Wreath Laying... 08.02.2024 | Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Theoplis Stewart II 240802-N-UP745-4001 ARLINGTON, Va. (Aug. 2, 2024) Sailors assigned to the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) conduct a...
CVN 79 First Helo Landing 01.30.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brittney Camacho-Pietri Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Rafael Frias, left, from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and Aviation Boatswain’s Mate...
PCU John F. Kennedy Conducts Helicopter Operations 01.30.2026 | Photo by Seaman Paris McKee Lt. Cirilo Velez, Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy’s (CVN 79) flight deck aircraft handler, from Jayuya, Puerto Rico, supervises...
PCU John F. Kennedy Conducts Flight Operations 01.30.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brittney Camacho-Pietri An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, attached to the “Fleet Angels” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 2, lands on the flight deck of...
Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Host... 01.30.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dean Cates Adm. William Houston, center, director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, hosts a cribbage tournament for officers assigned to Pre-Commissioning...
director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program hosts... 01.29.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Dean Cates Adm. William Houston, right, director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, hosts breakfast for officers assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit John F....
John F. Kennedy Completes Builder's Sea Trials 01.28.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kaitlin Young Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) transits the Atlantic Ocean during Builder's Sea Trials, Jan. 28, 2026. Builder’s Trials provide...
PCU John F. Kennedy Conducts First Ever Helicopter... 01.28.2026 | Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brittney Camacho-Pietri Sailors assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy’s (CVN 79) Air Department chock and chain an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter attached to...
PCU John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) Goes To Sea For The... 01.28.2026 | Photo by Seaman Paris McKee Lt. j.g. William Baldwin (middle), from Riverside, California, and Lt. j.g. John Garcia , (right), from Englewood, Colorado, complete an underway...
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...
