Keywords: Operations aboard USS Kitty Hawk DVIDS107679.jpg en The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk prepares to moor at Naval Air Station North Island upon her return to San Diego Thursday Aug 7 2008 Kitty Hawk will be decommissioned next year in Bremerton Wash The 46- year-old carrier is the oldest active-duty warship in the Navy and will be replaced this summer by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington as the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier 2008-08-07 Kyle Gahlau https //www dvidshub net/image/107679 080807-N-+++++-218 2008-08-09 13 26 SAN DIEGO CA US PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval ship arrivals to Naval Air Station North Island General views of USS George Washington CVN-73 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ Manning the rail in the United States Navy |