Editing USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) (section)

=== 1990s ===
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[[File:DN-ST-91-04361.jpg|thumb|Laser-guided bombs line the flight deck of ''John F. Kennedy'' in preparation for air strikes against Iraq during Operation Desert Storm on 23 January 1991. The A-6E Intruder aircraft in the background is armed with laser-guided bombs.]]
''John F. Kennedy'' returned to the U.S. in time to participate in [[Fleet Week]] in New York and [[Independence Day (United States)|Independence Day]] celebrations in [[Boston]], Massachusetts before receiving an "All-hands" recall on 10 August 1990, for [[Gulf War#Operation Desert Shield|Operation Desert Shield]]. The ship was empty of fuel, and ordnance and equipment as she was ready to join the yards for some SRA maintenance. Once the Warning order was issued, the ship went into 24-hour supplies replenishment procedures. She took on all the supplies and equipment she had just been offloading. She took on additional fuel and ordnance while crossing the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. She departed the United States combat ready faster than any ship had accomplished since the [[Vietnam War]]. She departed on 15 August 1990, and became the flagship for the commander of the Red Sea Battle Force. At midnight on 17 January 1991 ''John F. Kennedy''{{'}}s Carrier Air Wing&nbsp;3 commenced the first strike operations against Iraqi forces as part of [[Operation Desert Storm]]. Between the commencement of the operation and the cease-fire, ''John F. Kennedy'' launched 114 [[airstrike]]s and nearly 2,900 [[sorties]] against Iraq, which delivered over 3.5&nbsp;million pounds of [[wikt:ordnance|ordnance]]. On 27 February 1991 President [[George H. W. Bush]] declared a cease-fire in Iraq, and ordered all U.S. forces to stand down. ''John F. Kennedy'' was relieved, and began the long journey home by transiting the [[Suez Canal]]. She arrived in Norfolk on 28 March 1991.

While at Norfolk the ship was placed on a four-month selective restricted-availability period as shipyard workers carried out maintenance. Extensive repairs to the flight deck, maintenance and engineering systems were made. Additionally, the ship was refitted to handle the new [[F/A-18 Hornet#C.2FD|F/A-18C/D Hornet]].
[[File:DN-ST-93-03777.jpg|right|thumb|Twenty-five year "Silver Anniversary" banner hanging from the starboard bow missile sponson of ''John F. Kennedy'', 7 April 1993]]
With the upgrades completed, ''John F. Kennedy'' departed on her 14th deployment to the Mediterranean, assisting several task forces with workup exercises in anticipation of intervention in [[Yugoslavia]]. When ''John F. Kennedy'' returned she was sent to the [[Philadelphia Naval Shipyard]], where she underwent a two-year extensive overhaul. Upon completion of the overhaul the ship was transferred to the [[Mayport Naval Station]] near [[Jacksonville, Florida]], which remained the ship's home port.

On 1 October 1995, ''John F. Kennedy'' was designated to be an operational reserve carrier and [[U.S. Navy Reserve|Naval Reserve Force]] ship with a combined full-time active duty and part-time Naval Reserve crew complement, assigned to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. ''John F. Kennedy'' would be available to deploy with either an active or reserve carrier air wing when mobilized in support of urgent operational requirements. In this capacity, ''John F. Kennedy''{{'}}s new primary function would be to provide a surge capability, and in peacetime, to support training requirements. She would participate in routine fleet exercises, aviator carrier qualifications, and battle group training.<ref name="DANFS"/> The impetus for this initiative was post-Cold War defense spending in the mid-1990s, however, the Naval Reserve was never adequately funded to accomplish major maintenance actions for ''John F. Kennedy'', further exacerbated by additional defense cutbacks that eliminated Carrier Air Wing Reserve 30 and the downgrading of Carrier Air Wing Reserve 20 to a non-deployable [[Tactical Support Wing]] and the return of many of the Reserve's front-line combat aircraft to the active duty force. Following the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States, the Operational Reserve Carrier concept was discontinued and ''John F. Kennedy'' was returned to the active duty fleet and placed back in the same maintenance rotation as active duty carriers.

''John F. Kennedy'' made a high-profile visit to [[Dublin]], Ireland during an Atlantic deployment in 1996. Here, more than 10,000 people were invited to tour the ship at anchor in Dublin Bay. The visit was also intended to honor two personalities who had made a great impact on history: John F. Kennedy, for whom the ship was named, and [[Commodore (United States)|Commodore]] [[John Barry (naval officer)|John Barry]], a native of [[County Wexford]], Ireland who played an instrumental role in the early years of the United States Navy. Officers and crew from ''John F. Kennedy'' joined local military and civilian organizations in celebrating Barry's achievements at his statue in Crescent Quay, [[Wexford]], and three F-14 Tomcat fighters flew at low level over the town. [[Jean Kennedy Smith]], sister of John F. Kennedy, was the [[United States Ambassador to Ireland|U.S. ambassador to Ireland]] at the time, and was among those who welcomed the ship to Ireland.

During her visit to Ireland, high winds in Dublin Bay caused the boarding pontoon to tear a large hole in ''John F. Kennedy''{{'}}s hull.

''John F. Kennedy''{{'}}s 15th Mediterranean deployment included two transits of the Suez Canal, and four months deployed in the [[Persian Gulf]]. One night in the Gulf two Iranian F-14's were flying low altitude at high speed heading toward the ship. The AEGIS cruiser {{USS|Vicksburg|CG-69|2}} acquired the jets on radar and warned them to turn away, which they did. She returned in time to participate in Fleet Week '98 in New York City.

Shortly before ''John F. Kennedy''{{'}}s 16th deployment, she became involved in a rescue mission when the tug ''Gulf Majesty'' foundered during [[Hurricane Floyd]] in mid-September 1999. The ship successfully rescued the crew of the vessel, then headed toward the Middle East, where she became the first U.S. aircraft carrier to make a port call in [[Al Aqabah]], Jordan, in the process playing host to the [[King of Jordan]], before taking up station in support of [[Operation Southern Watch]].

''John F. Kennedy'' was the only conventionally powered U.S. carrier underway at the end of 1999, arriving back at Mayport on 19 March 2000. After a brief period of maintenance ([[Advanced combat direction system]] was installed), the carrier sailed north to participate in 4 July International Naval Review, then headed to Boston for '''Sail Boston 2000'''.<ref>{{cite news |author=Globe Staff |title=Visits running ahead of '92 |url=https://archive.boston.com/news/packages/sailboston/stories/visits_running_ahead_of_92+.shtml |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=13 July 2000|access-date=7 September 2019}}</ref> The City of Boston arranged this independent event to take advantage of the transit of Tall sailing ships participating in [[Operation Sail#Summer Millennium Celebration (2000)|Operation Sail 2000]] as they passed by from [[New London, Connecticut]] en route to their final port-of-call in [[Portland, Maine]].