New Project Renderings Show USS JFK’s Future

A ground-level view of the proposed site placement of the USS John F. Kennedy in Coddington Cove.

We asked Tangram 3DS, an internationally recognized 3D computer graphics and animation company, to produce realistic renderings to convey the excitement and majesty of what the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy would look like in Coddington Cove.

Positive Meetings with NAVSTA Newport Engineers, Town of Middletown Officials

Our environmental engineers (Laura Landry and Bob Hoffman) and our marine engineer (Greg Roebuck) joined project leadership in a conference call with CDR Bill Butler, NAVSTA Newport Public Works Officer, and 3 members of his environmental engineering team (Newport and Norfolk).  It was a positive and productive meeting. The call’s atmosphere was very much one… Continue reading Positive Meetings with NAVSTA Newport Engineers, Town of Middletown Officials

2015 Year-End Project Update & Appeal

In October we were excited to share with you the Letter of Intent we received from the Navy, committing to work with us to achieve our goal of bringing ex-USS John F Kennedy to Narragansett Bay. In that update we cautioned that we still have a number of obstacles to overcome, especially environmental issues related… Continue reading 2015 Year-End Project Update & Appeal

Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston (TECO-Boston) a 2015 RIAHOF Dinner Sponsor

The Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame (RIAHOF) is pleased to announce that Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston (TECO-Boston) is a 2015 RIAHOF Dinner Sponsor. One of our permanent exhibits aboard the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (permanent home for the RI Aviation Hall of Fame) will be a memorial to all those… Continue reading Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston (TECO-Boston) a 2015 RIAHOF Dinner Sponsor

Vice Admiral Tuttle’s Speech to JFK Shipmates

On August 21, the night before the keel laying of USS John F Kennedy CVN-79, former CV-67 CO and retired Vice Admiral Jerry O. Tuttle made the following remarks to a gathering of CV-67 veterans. We want to share them with you all. Welcome: Good evening to this awe-inspiring phalanx of our great country –custodians… Continue reading Vice Admiral Tuttle’s Speech to JFK Shipmates