Naval Station, Norfolk, Va., Aug. 15, 2002 — A team of tugs push USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) towards Pier 14 at the Naval Station, Norfolk, Va., as family members and friends of locally-stationed squadron personnel wait on the pier. The carrier will disembark the locally-stationed personnel before continuing its journey to Mayport, Fla., where it is homeported. John F. Kennedy and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are completing a six-month deployment to the Medeterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Throughout the course of the deployment, John F. Kennedy safely navigated 160 days at sea covering 69,050 miles of ocean and completed more than 9,100 aircraft traps/recoveries. Carrier Air Wing Seven aircraft flew a total of 2,599 day and night missions over Afghanistan in support of coalition forces, delivering more than 64,000 pounds of ordnance on Taliban and Al Qaeda targets. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class (AW/NAC) Martin Maddock.
Naval Base, Norfolk, Va., Aug. 15, 2002 — Family members and friends cheer as USS John K. Kennedy (CV67) pulls into pier 14 at the Norfolk Naval Base. The carrier will disembark the locally-stationed personnel before continuing its journey to Mayport, Fla., where it is homeported. John F. Kennedy and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7) are completing a six-month deployment to the Medeterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The carrier and air wing deployed in mid-February. John F. Kennedy safely navigated 160 days at sea covering 69,050 miles. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class (AW) Mathaellen L. Ball.
