041213-N-8704K-005 Mayport, Fla. (Dec. 13, 2004) - After a successful combat deployment to the Persian Gulf, thousands of friends and family members greeted the crew of the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) when she returned to her homeport of Mayport, Fla. While operating in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Kennedy and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) supported Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Enduring Freedom (OEF) and the Global War on Terrorism. Before leaving the region, Kennedy and CVW-17 provided critical air support for coalition ground
041213-N-8704K-005 Mayport, Fla. (Dec. 13, 2004) - After a successful combat deployment to the Persian Gulf, thousands of friends and family members greeted the crew of the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) when she returned to her homeport of Mayport, Fla. While operating in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Kennedy and embarked Carrier Air Wing Seventeen (CVW-17) supported Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF), Enduring Freedom (OEF) and the Global War on Terrorism. Before leaving the region, Kennedy and CVW-17 provided critical air support for coalition ground troops as part of Al Fajr operations in Fallujah, Iraq. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Joshua Karsten (RELEASED) US Navy 041213-N-8704K-005 After a successful combat deployment to the Persian Gulf, thousands of friends and family members greeted the crew of the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67)
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