CVN 79 named USS John F. Kennedy Posted on May 30, 2011 by alert5 The U.S. Navy will name the next Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier (CVN 79) as the USS John F. Kennedy. Related posts (Automatically Generated): Plans to bring USS John F. Kennedy to Portland hits roadblock First set of EMALS components delivered to CVN 78 India’s second home-built aircraft carrier “is a long way off” RN has four pilots flying Hornets to retain carrier strike capability F-35 engine too big to transport at sea INS Viraat to operate till 2020