The Florida-based aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy should be retired "as rapidly as possible," said Adm. John B. Nathman, the fleet commander here.
That could happen as early as March, with the following three to four months needed to physically place it in retirement, freeing the 2,200 sailors aboard for reassignment, he said.
"It is the right thing to do for the men and women on that ship," Nathman said. "It is actually the right thing to do for the ship because the decision has been made."
Virginia officials are interested in the 38-year-old Kennedy's status because a Hampton Roads-based carrier - along with its economic benefits - possibly could be reassigned to Florida as a replacement.
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