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GREAT LAKES, Illinois (Oct. 17, 2024) – Sailors assigned to the Ford-class aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) pose with recruits from their sponsored division, Division 304, during a visit to Recruit Training Command Great Lakes, Oct. 17. The division sponsorship program gives commands the opportunity to support recruits through their boot camp journey to becoming Sailors. John F. Kennedy is the second Ford-class aircraft carrier and is under construction at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division in Newport News, Virginia. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Darien Kenney)