Editing Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier (section)

==Decommissioning==
From 1987 to 1991 ''Kitty Hawk'' was overhauled for $785&nbsp;million under the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) at [[Philadelphia Naval Shipyard]].<ref>{{cite news |title=A somber farewell to the Kitty Hawk; the job done, the carrier leaves. But clouds hang over the yard |first=Laurie |last=Hollman |newspaper=Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |date=31 July 1991 |pages=B.1}}</ref> From 1990 to 1992, ''Constellation'' received her $800&nbsp;million service life extension also in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite news |title=Revamped Aircraft Carrier Sails For 10-Day Sea Trial |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel |location=Orlando, Florida |date=7 November 1992 |pages=A.14}}</ref> The program was intended to add 15 years to the life of the ships. ''John F. Kennedy'' was not overhauled as part of SLEP. Instead, from 1993 to 1995, she received a $491&nbsp;million overhaul.  It was the final project of Philadelphia Naval Shipyard prior to its closing.<ref>{{cite news |title=Shipyard's Closing Uproots 4,400 Workers: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Scheduled To Close Sept. 15 |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=The Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio |date=2 May 1995 |pages=12.C}}</ref> ''America'' had been scheduled to be overhauled under the service life extension program after ''Constellation'', but she was decommissioned 9 August 1996 instead, during a time of budget cuts after the [[Cold War]]. ''America'' was in very poor condition when she was decommissioned, and therefore despite her historical significance was not held as a donation asset. She was expended as a [[Live fire exercise|live-fire target]] and sunk on 14 May 2005.

''Constellation'' was decommissioned 7 August 2003. ''John F. Kennedy'' was decommissioned on 23 March 2007. Only ''Kitty Hawk'' remained in service as of early 2008 and was replaced by {{USS|George Washington|CVN-73|6}} as the forward-deployed carrier in Japan. ''Kitty Hawk'' returned to the United States after the turnover.<ref>United States Navy. [https://archive.today/20041205175655/http://www.kitty-hawk.navy.mil/command/faq.html Kitty Hawk Command FAQ]. Accessed 12 January 2008.  </ref> She was decommissioned on 12 May 2009.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Fox News |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,359065,00.html |title=USS Kitty Hawk, Navy's Oldest Active Ship, Leaves Japan to Be Decommissioned |date=28 May 2008 |access-date=4 May 2016}}</ref>