Mayport to get aircraft carrier

Navy finds Jacksonville to be best base for the East Coast vessel. It will take more than $500 million, five years to get station ready.
Mayport Naval Station will become the homeport for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to the Quadrennial Defense Review to be submitted to Congress on Monday.

Echoing the wording used a year ago when the Navy said it planned to move a carrier here, the review says “to mitigate the risk of a terrorist attack, accident or natural disaster, the Navy will homeport an East Coast carrier in Mayport, Florida.”

The document was posted Friday night on the Web site of the political newsletter CongressDaily and confirmed by several sources.

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