"We don't want our rights stomped all over," a longtime resident and surfer said to Insider.
The carrier's captain was removed after his letter pleading for Navy leaders to help with a coronavirus outbreak leaked to the press.
The carrier's former captain had pleaded with the Navy to take decisive action and evacuate most of the crew ashore.
A remote island in the Indian Ocean houses one a key US strategic bases, but its future is in doubt.
Lt. j.g. Michael McNeil was sentenced to 10 years in prison in March, but he's still active duty and still listed as assigned to the USS Lassen.
The witness said he had heard the phrase during unit training before SEAL Team 7 Alpha Platoon deployed to Mosul, Iraq, in 2017.
The addition of the 72-foot-tall and 588-metric-ton island means the John F. Kennedy is now 92% structurally complete.
US sailors, who normally wear caps stenciled with the command's name and insignia, were reportedly allowed to take the day off when Trump arrived,
As tensions with Venezuela rise, the US is planning to announce on Tuesday the deployment of a military hospital ship to the region, US officials say.