Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN) Homeporting at Mayport

Download or read book Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN) Homeporting at Mayport written by Ronald O'Rourke and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 57 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Navy¿s 5 Atlantic Fleet CVNs are all homeported at Norfolk, VA. The Navy wants to establish a second Atlantic Fleet CVN home port by homeporting a CVN at Mayport, FL, in order to mitigate the risk of a terrorist attack, accident, or natural disaster. Transferring a CVN from Norfolk to Mayport would shift the local economic activity, which may be worth hundreds of millions of dollars/year. Contents of this report: (1) Intro.; (2) Background: The Navy¿s Aircraft Carrier Force; Norfolk and Mayport Home Ports; Navy Rationale for Mayport CVN Homeporting; Navy Comparison of Mayport and Norfolk; (3) Issues for Congress: Final Environ. Impact Statement; (4) Legislative Activity for FY 2011. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand publication.