,,iii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #ehe ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #ai1 #bjah,mr4 ,nelson 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,warner1 and ,mr4 ,kaine7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,,resolution ,commemorating the #ejth anniversary of the commissioning of the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy4 ,whereas the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy 7,,cv-#fg7 was named in honor of the #ceth president of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 on ,may #bg1 #aifg1 ,president ,john ,f4 ,kennedy's #i-year-old daughter1 ,caroline ,kennedy1 christened the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy at the ,newport ,news ,shipbuilding and ,drydock ,company in ,newport ,news1 ,virginia2 ,whereas1 on ,september #g1 #aifh1 during the height of the ,cold ,war1 the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy entered service at its home port of ,naval ,station ,norfolk in ,norfolk1 ,virginia1 as the only ship of her class and the last conventionally powered carrier built for the ,united ,states ,navy2 ,whereas the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy was a stalwart for the ,atlantic ,fleet of the ,united ,states ,navy1 sailing to ,europe1 ,africa1 and the ,middle ,east1 and across the ,arctic and ,pacific ,oceans2 ,whereas1 on ,march #bh1 #aigg1 the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy became the first ,united ,states aircraft carrier to make a port call at ,dubrovnik1 ,yugoslavia2 ,whereas1 on ,december #d1 #aihc1 the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy launched #aj aircraft to bomb ,syrian anti-aircraft and artillery positions near ,hammana1 ,lebanon1 in response to attacks against aircraft of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces2 ,whereas1 on ,july #c and #d1 #aihf1 the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy hosted more than #h1jjj people during the ,international ,naval ,review honoring the #ajjth anniversary of the ,statue of ,liberty and hosted ,president ,ronald ,reagan on ,independence ,day2 ,whereas1 on ,january #d1 #aihi1 the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy launched two ,f-#ad aircraft from ,fighter ,squadron #cb to intercept and destroy #b hostile ,mi,g-#bcs from the ,libyan ,air ,force2 ,whereas1 on ,december #bi1 #aiij1 the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy entered port in ,jeddah1 ,saudi ,arabia1 as the first ,united ,states aircraft carrier to visit ,saudi ,arabia2 ,whereas1 on ,january #ag1 #aiia1 the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy launched its first strikes in ,operation ,desert ,storm as part of a multi-country coalition to drive the military of ,iraq out of neighboring ,kuwait2 ,whereas1 from the beginning of hostilities on ,january #af1 #aiia1 to their cessation on ,february #bh1 #aiia1 the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy launched #b1hie aircraft sorties1 which struck #aad targets1 delivered #c1ejj1jjj pounds of ordnance1 and provided #aa1bfc aircraft combat hours2 ,whereas1 on ,september #bb1 #aiie1 the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy was transferred to ,naval ,station ,mayport in ,jacksonville1 ,florida1 as the new home port of the vessel2 ,whereas1 on ,november #a1 #aiii1 the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy became the first ,united ,states aircraft carrier to make a port call in ,al ,aqabah1 ,jordan1 and hosted the ,king of ,jordan2 ,whereas1 on ,september #aa1 #bjja1 the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy was called upon to secure the mid-,atlantic seaboard to 8help calm a fearful and shocked nation02 ,whereas1 from ,march #aa to ,july #ag1 #bjjb1 the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy deployed and launched strikes in support of ,operation ,enduring ,freedom1 and those strikes dropped #fd1jjj pounds of ordnance on ,taliban and ,al ,qaeda targets2 ,whereas1 from ,july #aj to ,november #bj1 #bjjd1 the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy deployed in support of ,operation ,iraqi ,freedom and launched #h1bif aircraft sorties1 which dropped #ed1jjj pounds of ordnance2 ,whereas1 on ,december #ac1 #bjjd1 the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy returned from its #bast and final deployment2 ,whereas the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy was decommissioned at her final homeport of ,naval ,station ,mayport in ,jacksonville1 ,florida1 on ,march #bc1 #bjjg1 stricken from the ,naval ,vessel ,register on ,october #af1 #bjji1 and lays in wait at ,philadelphia1 ,pennsylvania1 pending final disposition or the call to serve again in the ,united ,states ,navy2 and ,whereas1 from ,august #bc to #bf1 #bjah1 the former crews and supporters of the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy will meet in ,norfolk1 ,virginia1 to honor the #ejth anniversary of the commissioning of the vessel3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the #ejth anniversary of the commissioning of the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy 7,,cv-#fg72 and 7#b7 honors the ,,uss ,john ,f4 ,kennedy1 its crew1 and all of the courageous sailors and ,marines of the ,united ,states who have served on board in the past4