Keywords: US Navy 020424-N-9849W-004 USS Kitty Hawk - fighter aircraft preparations.jpg en At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 Apr 24 2002 -- Flight deck personnel prepare F/A-18 Hornet strike fighter aircraft for the next round of flight operations Kitty Hawk is providing a forward presence in the Asia-Pacific region conducting training and exercises with its regional allies Kitty Hawk is the Navy s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier operating out of Yokosuka Japan U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class John E Wood RELEASED 2002-04-24 020424-N-9849W-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 1375 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class John E Wood PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 F/A-18 Hornet on flight decks |