Keywords: US Navy 080807-N-7883G-103 Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) display a homecoming pennant on the flight deck as the ship heads for San Diego.jpg en PACIFIC OCEAN Aug 7 2008 Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 display a homecoming pennant on the flight deck as the ship heads for San Diego The ship is returning to San Diego after operating for ten years in Yokosuka Japan The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington CVN 73 will replace Kitty Hawk in September as the Navy's only carrier operating from Japan Kitty Hawk is headed back to the U S mainland for decommissioning in early 2009 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D Gahlau/Released 2008-08-07 080807-N-7883G-103 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 62326 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D Gahlau PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS George Washington CVN-73 |