Marine Detachment USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)

The Marine Detachment (MarDet) aboard USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) was established to provide shipboard security, ceremonial functions, and support for the ship's mission as a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. Activated with the commissioning of the carrier in 1968, the detachment consisted of a small group of U.S. Marines trained in both infantry and naval operations. Throughout its service, the Marine Detachment participated in security details, manned key posts, and contributed to various operations during deployments to the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Middle East. The detachment was deactivated in the late 1990s as part of a Navy-wide restructuring that phased out permanently assigned Marine units on aircraft carriers.