Another attempt by Florida’s politicians to bring a carrier to Mayport

Florida’s Senators Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio have sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking for funding in 2019 in order to bring a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier to NS Mayport.

US Navy 100310-N-8590G-001 The aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) approaches Naval Station Mayport for its maiden port call
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Gary Granger Jr. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The sailing branch had promised to home-port a carrier there in 2009. Last year, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson told the Virginian-Pilot that it will be “very difficult” to get funding for upgrading Naval Station Mayport so that a carrier can be stationed there.