August 2018 Project Update – Sad News…

I am posting sad news. Based on information we received in the past few days, we are suspending our full-time efforts in pursuit of the donation of the USS John F Kennedy. (See details below). Instead, we will redouble our efforts to develop a land-based facility at the former Quonset Point Naval Air Station, which…

The USS Saratoga Farewell Ceremony

The USS John F. Kennedy Project could not be where we are today without the years put into trying to acquire the USS Saratoga, and the dedicated men and women who helped try to make that happen. For that reason, we hosted a farewell ceremony at the ship on August 8, 2014, at the Officer’s Club and directly at Pier One, Naval Station Newport.

USS JFK Project Finishes Work Party to USS Saratoga

After months of planning, our crew was finally able to complete three entire days of unloading items off of the USS Saratoga (CV/A-60), with the Navy’s permission. It entailed a lot of man hours, hard work, and a giant crane to accomplish, but we are thrilled to have secured a number of important artifacts that…