Over the past several weeks, project leadership has been working behind the scenes at the very highest levels of the Navy to identify the most appropriate berthing location for the ship on Aquidneck Island. We continue to explore all possible Newport County locations. In mid-November, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy and his real estate… Continue reading 2012 Year-end Project Update: Navy Confirms Possible Public-Private Partnership
Category: Project Updates
USS John F. Kennedy Project Update – June, 2012
For the past several months, the major focus of RIAHOF’s USS John F. Kennedy Project has been to work with all potential stakeholders to determine the preferred mooring location on Aquidneck Island. Encouraged by this news, two of our major donors increased their commitment to an aggregate $2 million. Fundraising consultant Bill White is hopeful… Continue reading USS John F. Kennedy Project Update – June, 2012
Competing Groups Agree: Bring USS JFK to Rhode Island
Rhode Island and Maine groups agree to work together to ensure aircraft carrier USS John F Kennedy comes to New England as a public attraction and museum. In an August 3 email to the Navy’s Ship Donation Program office, Richard J.Fitzgerald announced the Portland group’s intention to withdraw from the competition so that valuable time,… Continue reading Competing Groups Agree: Bring USS JFK to Rhode Island