USS John F. Kennedy to be retired in 2005

I am afraid reducing the number of aircraft carriers might quickly
result in decreasing the number of active Carrier Air Wings also.

JFK, anyhow, has already escaped the axe before, when it became a
"training and reserve carrier"...

That may give us a glimpse how the Navy may look like in ten years'
time. For example: EA-18G Growler squadrons. In the Navy Training Plan
for this aircraft only nine squadrons are planned to be established
(VFAQ-1 thru VFAQ-9, plus an FRS obviously). So, the conclusion is
either the number would not be enough for ten CVWs (but surely enough
for nine), or the squadrons would have to constantly switch between
air wings, like VAQs in the early Prowler era.

Best regards,

Jacek Zemlo
(formerly )