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Carrier coming to Mayport no comments
This is not a site for breaking news*, but I feel I must let my readers know that the Navy has given the go-ahead for a Nuclear Aircraft Carrier to be home-based in Mayport. Most in Jacksonville see this as overwhelmingly good news, offsetting the increased likelihood of Jacksonville being destroyed outright when Vladimir Putin decides to neutralize US Second Strike Capability, with the undoubted economic benefits such a decision brings to the region.
The Price of Freedom.
Jacksonville/Mayport has been without an aircraft carrier since the USS John F. Kennedy was retired last year. The local rag reports:
The Navy will recommend homeporting a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at Mayport Naval Station when it releases its environmental impact statement Friday.
The final version of the statement examining 13 options for Mayport will declare the carrier options the Navy’s preferred alternative, Sen. Bill Nelson’s office said Monday afternoon.
Once the chief of naval operations makes the recommendation to the secretary of the Navy, the secretary will sign off on a decision sometime after Dec. 21. Although technically an option other the recommendation could be accepted, Nelson said Monday afternoon that “it’s a done deal.”
(*rather, for lame celebrity gossip and pictures of Lohan’s rack, mainly.)