SCHEDULE. THE USS KANSAS CITY HAS ARRIVED AT IT’S NEW HOME IN SAN DIEGO. A BIG PARTY WAS PLANNED. BUT COVID-19 HAS POSTPONED IT. OUR ROB HUGHES EXPLAINS, DESPITE THE SETBACK. THE MISSION CONTINUES. >> AFTER BEING CHRISTENED. A COMMISSIONING PARTY WAS SCHEDULED FOR THE USS KANSAS CITY. COVID-19 IS DELAYING IT. BUT THE SHIP ITSELF IS A REASON TO CELEBRATE. >> RETIRED NAVY ADMIRAL JEFFREY PENFIELD IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE USS KANSAS CITY COMMISSIONING COMMITTEE. HE AND MANY OTHERS MADE THIS DREAM A REALITY. >> I AM ONE THAT FEEL THAT YOU DON’T STOP YOUR SERVICES BECAUSE YOU TAKE THE UNIFORM OFF. >> THE COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE CREW. >> THE NUMBER ONE JOB OF THE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN TO MAKE SURE THE SAILORS ON THE SHIP KNOW THAT THEY ARE SUPPORTED AND LOVED BY THE CITIZENS OF KANSAS CITY. >> AND THAT MISSION CONTINUES. AS THE USS KANSAS CITY PAYS TRIBUTE. TO ALL FROM OUR AREA. THAT HAVE MADE OUR COUNTRY GREAT. >> WE COULD NOT BE THE FORCE WE ARE WITHOUT AMERICAN CITIZENS STEPPING UP. >> SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SAILORS ON THE USS KANSAS CITY. IF YOU’D LIKE TO LEARN MORE OR GET INVOLVED. VISIT USSKANSAS-CITY