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Batman47 Board Founder/CNC User is Offline Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 394 Karma: 5 applaud / smite 425 points 0 warnings 0 tempbans	Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 4:05 pm    Post subject: USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) - Westpac - 791st FWFD · Quote USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) with CVW-5 embarked departed its forward-deployed operating port of Yokosuka, Japan on 15 April 2008, making her 27th Westpac and 20th deployment in foreign waters as a forward deployed carrier operating with the 7th Fleet. She will under go her 43rd deployment since her commission on 29 April 1961 and approximately the US Navy’s 791st carrier FWFD. Rear Adm. Rick Wren, the commander of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Carrier Strike Group (CSG), received the Northrup Grumman Hawkeye One Award for being the Navy’s longest-serving, active E-2C Hawkeye aviator during a ceremony in Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115’s ready room Thursday, 17 April 2008. The crystal sculpture engraved with Wren’s name was sent to the carrier from Northrup Grumman, manufacturer of the E-2C Hawkeye aircraft.  According to Bill Brofft, Norfolk Area Manager for the aerospace company, the purpose is “to recognize the senior Hawkeye in the community with a rotating award.” Wren, who is on his 29th year of naval service, said the award was an honor, but did not fail to see the humor in it. “Is this called the ‘relic’ or the ‘dinosaur’ award,” he said with a smile, before accepting the award presented by Cmdr. Will Hopper, VAW 115’s commanding officer. Wren said it was fitting to get the award in front of the VAW 115 Liberty Bells because he served as their executive and commanding officer from 1993 through 1996. During his time with the Liberty Bells, Wren participated in Exercise Pacific Rim, and completed two extended deployments with USS Independence (CV 62) to the Arabian Gulf and Western Pacific. “I’ve come full circle from where I started the second half of my career,” Wren said about his assignment to VAW 115. Wren’s career has encompassed much of the lifetime of the Hawkeye, which is the Navy’s carrier-based early warning and airborne-battle-management aircraft. “I watched the E-2 grow from a simple area surveillance platform to the high demand battle space command asset it is today.  Commanders want and need the capability that the E-2C fleet brings.” Wren served with three Hawkeye squadrons and helped test several electronic combat systems and radar upgrades for the aircraft during his time as a test naval flight officer. The USS Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is on its spring deployment in the Western Pacific Ocean.  The strike group is the U.S. Navy’s largest and includes the carrier, seven ships of Destroyer Squadron 15, two Aegis weapons system equipped guided-missile cruisers and Carrier Air Wing 5.   The ships operate from Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, and the air wing operates from Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan.   Together, they serve as the 7th Fleet’s combatant force. http://www.kittyhawk.navy.mil/news/Story%20Pages/Story9.htm Kitty Hawk underway in the Pacific from 15 to 27 April 2008. Kitty Hawk visited Hong Kong from 28 April to 2 May 2008. Kitty Hawk underway in the Pacific on 3 May 2008. USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) CSG met in the Western Pacific to perform dual-carrier operations from 6 to 9 May 2008. Commodore Nigel Greenwood, the Canadian Navy’s Pacific fleet commander, arrived on USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) May 7 as part of a U.S.-Canadian venture in the Western Pacific. http://www.c7f.navy.mil/news/2008/05/11.htm Greenwood came to the carrier via helicopter from HMCS Regina, one of two Canadian frigates operating with the Kitty Hawk as escort ships. Regina and HMCS Ottawa joined the Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group (CSG) May 6 and will participate in a trilateral exercise with a destroyer from the CSG and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships and aircraft. “In the Canadian Navy, we don’t often have the opportunity to work with large formations … like [Task Force 70],” Greenwood said. Working next to an aircraft carrier gives the Regina and Ottawa more exposure to simulated air attacks and bombing runs, said Greenwood. Part of the training will have the Regina towing an inflatable target for the strike groups’ planes. The frigates will also have the chance to practice anti-submarine screening and maneuvering around a larger ship – in this case a U.S. aircraft carrier. “That’s good for our deck officers to watch,” Greenwood said. The 440-foot frigates can cruise at more than 29 knots per hour, and serve as general-purpose warships with anti-submarine, -air and –surface weapons. Though the training fosters the professional relationship between U.S. and Canadian navies, it is not the first time they have worked side by side. “The Canadian Navy works with the U.S. Navy frequently,” Greenwood said, adding that since the mid-90s, Canada has regularly sent ships on six-month deployments with American carrier strike groups. “This has been a great tour so far,” said Greenwood. “It’s something that we do to stay in touch with the [U.S. Navy].” This exercise only marks the start of a relationship with Task Force 70 that will span through the summer and the Rim of the Pacific Exercise off Hawaii. The Canadian ships deployed to the Pacific for training and to further their country’s diplomatic relations by working with other navies in the Asian-Pacific area, Greenwood said. The Canadian ships will also work with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force later in their deployment, Greenwood said. The Ottawa will even make a port visit to Kagoshima, Japan. http://www.c7f.navy.mil/news/2008/05/11.htm   Dual-carrier operations provide invaluable training not only for the carriers, but the air wings and other ships in the strike groups as well. “The ability of two carrier strike groups to come together and operate at this proximity really helps us in our warfighting capability,” said Capt. Adam Levitt, commodore, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 23. “It’s something that is very important that we practice.” “There are a total of 10 ships involved in the exercise,” added Levitt. “There are two carriers. Each carrier is operating with four surface escorts. One of the really interesting things is the Kitty Hawk is operating with two Canadian ships as surface escorts: the HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341) and HMCS Regina (FFH 334). So, that makes it not only a dual-carrier operation, but a bi-lateral operation as well.” The guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) and guided-missile destroyers USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) and USS Lassen (DDG 82) are operating as part of the Kitty Hawk CSG. Operating with the Nimitz CSG is the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 62), the guided-missile destroyers USS Higgins (DDG 76) and USS O’Kane (DDG 77) and the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Reuben James (FFG 57). This isn’t the first time the Nimitz and Kitty Hawk CSGs have come together to conduct exercises. “We worked with the Kitty Hawk during the last deployment during Valiant Shield and Malabar and on this deployment as well during other dual-carrier operations,” said Levitt. The two aircraft carriers, their escorts and embarked air wings, last worked together in late March. Valiant Shield, conducted in the vicinity of Guam in August 2007, was a joint exercise designed to focus on integrated training among U.S. military forces, enabling real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces and in detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on the land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. The exercise involved three CSGs – Nimitz, Kitty Hawk and USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Nimitz teamed up with the Kitty Hawk CSG and India’s aircraft carrier, INS Viraat (R 22) in September 2007 for Malabar 07-02, an annual exercise between the navies of the United States and India designed to increase interoperability and mutual understanding between the two navies. This dual-carrier exercise marked the last time the Nimitz and Kitty Hawk CSGs will operate together before the Kitty Hawk is decommissioned later this year. Nimitz departed San Diego Jan. 24 on a regularly scheduled deployment to the 7th Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. commitments in the region. With an event this large, the planning and cooperation between the two CSGs must be precise. “There’s quite a bit of planning to get several staffs engaged in this ahead of time,” said Cmdr. Jay Massello, Nimitz’s combat direction center officer. “When you get this many assets operating in a close area you can’t just bring everybody in and start operating. The staffs have to get together and work out a schedule. Generally speaking, when we do something like this there’s limited water space and limited air space. We have to make sure that we don’t do anything that would interfere with the other strike group and possibly cause a mishap,” said Masselo. “We always put safety first in events like this.” The two CSGs came together and used their assets to perform exercises in all the warfare areas. “There are a series of events,” said Levitt. “Some are team events that we do with our air wings and our ships. Some of them involve interaction between the two ships and the two strike groups in terms of inter-surface warfare, air defense exercises, and Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) events. There is some gunnery and live fire, too. So there are some good series of exercises that we have.” Both CSGs gained valuable knowledge from this operation that will help them in future missions. “When our national leadership calls upon the Navy and our aircraft carriers to respond to a crisis somewhere in the world, it frequently involves more than one aircraft carrier and more than one carrier strike group or Marine expeditionary strike group,” said Massello. "We have to be able to operate together in the area we’re given. This is a very perishable skill that has to be practiced on a routine basis. If the president calls upon us to do a national mission, we’re ready to go in and the transition from single carrier strike group operations to multiple carrier strike group operations is seamless.” “We are able to interact and cooperate with another carrier strike group in the region,” said Levitt. “We share the ability to take two individual forces with their capabilities and net them together into one large capable force. That’s very important for some of the types of missions and operations we might be required to do in this region.” Since being deployed to the region, the Nimitz CSG has had the opportunity not only to work with the Kitty Hawk CSG, but also to operate with ships from other countries, as well. “I think that during this deployment we have really learned the region we’ve operated in,” said Levitt. “We did Foal Eagle with the Republic of Korea, we operated with the Japanese, we operated with the Kitty Hawk Strike Group, and the Essex Strike Group. So the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group has shown that we have the capability to plug-in and work with all the different missions in this region, not only as an individual strike group, but as a larger strike force with the other assets that are in the region. This has been a tremendous deployment for us in terms of building our own warfighting proficiency in all areas. It really demonstrates the capability of our group to help with the mission.” The Nimitz CSG, commanded by Rear Adm. Terry Blake, is comprised of Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Nimitz; its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11; embarked Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 23; the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59); the guided-missile destroyers USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), USS Higgins (DDG 76), and USS Chafee (DDG 90); Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 49 “Scorpions,” (HSL) 37 “Easy Riders”; and Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11. The Nimitz CSG is currently operating as part of the U.S. 7th Fleet. Operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans, the 7th Fleet is the largest of the forward-deployed U.S. fleets, with approximately 50 ships, 120 aircraft and 20,000 Sailors and Marines assigned at any given time. http://www.c7f.navy.mil/news/2008/05/13.htm Kitty Hawk underway Western Pacific from 3 to 11 May 2008 (South China Sea dates unclear). Kitty Hawk with CVW-5 embarked returned to its forward-deployed operating port of Yokosuka, Japan on 12 May 2008, ending her 27th Westpac and 20th deployment in foreign waters as a forward deployed carrier operating with the 7th Fleet. Her 43rd deployment since her commission on 29 April 1961 ended (12 May to 15 April 2008) and approximately the US Navy’s 791st carrier FWFD. Kitty Hawk is scheduled to decommission in 2008 and the Ceremony may take place at San Diego, California after relieved in Hawaii by the USS George Washington (CVN-73) before heading to Bremerton Washington. The change was announced in an April 14 message from Vice Adm. John C. Harvey, Jr., director of the Navy staff in Washington, D.C. Kitty Hawk will leave Yokosuka in late May to turn over duties as the Navy's only forward deployed aircraft carrier to USS George Washington (CVN 73) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Kitty Hawk will then sail to San Diego for a three week stop, before sailing on to Bremerton where the ship will eventually be decommissioned. "Personnel who are going to Bremerton and working to prepare the ship for decommissioning will begin to receive Bremerton entitlements," explained Capt. Todd Zecchin, Kitty Hawk's commanding officer. "One example of a Bremerton entitlements is the ability of a third class petty officer or above, with over four years of service, to be approved for BAH [stateside housing allowance]." While the overall entitlement portion is relatively cut-and-dry, each Sailor affected by the July 15 change of homeport date has his or her own individual details to work through. Kitty Hawk officials have worked quickly to ensure that each Sailor's specific circumstances are clearly articulated, and any questions answered. The chain of command, according to Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Bryan Choa, has been getting information to the crew as quickly as they could. "The timing [of the message] was sudden," he explained. "Despite the logistics [of the ship being at sea and families being in Yokosuka] they're getting all the information out, given the circumstances." "There's been a lot of questions," explained Chief Aviation Electronics Technician Zach Silber. "I've seen positive action by the command to, one, answer questions, and second, to plan a course of action that's most beneficial to the crew." A 14-page document with 128 frequently asked questions was forwarded to the crew within days of the message's release. To further clarify individual concerns, the ship's personnel officer and assistant personnel officer went on the ship's closed-circuit television for an hour April 26, taking questions from the crew. "The diversity of situations is pretty vast," Silber said. "There were a lot of specific questions for specific situations. Most have been solved, but there are still some that need to be answered." Sailors who are remaining with Kitty Hawk, yet cross-decking to George Washington after July 15, will continue to receive cost-of-living allowance for Japan. They will be administratively "transferred" to the Washington and will only be on "temporary duty" to Kitty Hawk. Therefore, they will receive all allowances based on their being permanently stationed aboard George Washington. About 2,700 Sailors will leave Japan with Kitty Hawk in May. More than 900 of Kitty Hawk's crew will be cross-decking to George Washington between June and January; about 423 Sailors are expected to transfer before July 15. The number of Sailors remaining as part of the crew will quickly drop from about 1,400 on arrival in Bremerton to about 600 by October. Moving families is a big concern. The latest message allows Sailors without permanent change of station orders to receive a change-of-homeport certificate with which they can ship their household goods and fly their families to the United States. About 350 Sailors don't have orders yet. "Another good thing about the change [of homeport certificate] for the shipmates who are going to Bremerton is that it allows them to send their families either to Bremerton, or anywhere in the continental United States that they would prefer, and get entitlements for that area," Zecchin said. The moves will be at government expense; a change of homeport move is considered the same as a permanent change of station move. Those who already have permanent change of station orders elsewhere have been able to move their families to their new duty stations. Those cross-decking to George Washington would generally not need to move families. Anyone who chooses to move their families from Yokosuka to the States, based on the change of homeport message, will receive a stateside housing allowance and even a dislocation allowance of more than $2,000. Single Sailors who live off the Yokosuka base and choose to live off base in Bremerton will also receive this dislocation allowance. If that Sailor receives orders and transfers to a new duty station, they will again be moved at government expense. Other Sailors may not be able to move their families by the July 15 date. Ship officials are collecting paperwork requests from Sailors for their families to receive continued logistic support for services on Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Ship officials cannot approve the continued logistic support, however. Naval Forces Japan approves requests for less than 60 days in length; U.S. Forces Japan approves anything longer. Additionally, Sailors needing to keep their families in Yokosuka and who want to continue receiving overseas cost of living allowance, and if eligible overseas housing allowance, are filing a separate request with Navy officials in Washington, D.C. Ship's personnel officials are collecting, checking and sending all the documents to the appropriate agency. While relatively few Sailors will need these additional services, some Sailors could be facing serious hardships without the approved support. One Sailor's wife is pregnant, for example, and the baby won't be born until after July 15. She can't medically travel until after the baby's born, but the baby can't travel without a passport, which they may not get for a few months. Another Sailor is waiting on a U.S. entry visa for his foreign-born adopted child. He's applying for the additional logistic support. As individual issues are brought up and answered officials will update the frequently asked questions list, which is available to the crew on the ship's intranet. "We've answered as many questions as we can," explained Senior Chief Personnel Specialist Frank Sanchez, assistant personnel officer, "and we'll continue to answer Sailors' questions as they come up." http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=36690 Kitty Hawk is scheduled to decommission in 2008 and the Ceremony may take place at San Diego, California after relieved in Hawaii by the USS George Washington (CVN-73) before heading to Bremerton Washington. Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group consists of Commander, Carrier Strike Group 5 (CCSG 5), Rear Adm. Richard B. Wren, Commander Destroyer Squadron Fifteen, Captain Mark Montgomery and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5. Rear Adm. Rick Wren, the commander of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Carrier Strike Group (CSG), received the Northrup Grumman Hawkeye One Award for being the Navy’s longest-serving, active E-2C Hawkeye aviator during a ceremony in Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115’s ready room Thursday, 17 April 2008. http://www.kittyhawk.navy.mil/news/Story%20Pages/Story9.htm Kitty Hawk to Make Homeport Bremerton, Wash. Story Number: NNS080516-01 Release Date: 5/16/2008 11:53:00 AM From USS Kitty Hawk Public Affairs YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, will be homeported in Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash., effective July 15. http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=36690 Kitty Hawk, Nimitz to work together again By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos Gomez, Kitty Hawk public affairs Posted: May 8, 2008 USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), at sea – The USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Groups will be operating together May 6 through 9. http://www.c7f.navy.mil/news/2008/05/06.htm Kitty Hawk, Canadian frigates work together By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos Gomez, Kitty Hawk public affairs Posted: May 9, 2008 USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) At Sea – Commodore Nigel Greenwood, the Canadian Navy’s Pacific fleet commander, arrived on USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) May 7 as part of a U.S.-Canadian venture in the Western Pacific. http://www.c7f.navy.mil/news/2008/05/11.htm Nimitz and Kitty Hawk complete dual-CSG operations By Mass Communication Specialist Seaman (SW) David L. Smart, USS Nimitz Public Affairs Posted: May 10, 2008 USS NIMITZ, At Sea -- USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) CSG met in the Western Pacific to perform dual-carrier operations May 6-9. http://www.c7f.navy.mil/news/2008/05/13.htm USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), former CVA-63 Present http://www.kittyhawk.navy.mil Commanding Officer Captain Todd Zecchin, former Captain Edward P. McNamee III http://www.kittyhawk.navy.mil/command/biographies/CO.htm Executive Officer Captain Stephen Vissers, former Captain Jeffrey C. Amick http://www.kittyhawk.navy.mil/command/biographies/XO.htm Command Master Chief CMDCM Master Chief (SW/AW) Charles Clarke, former CMDCM Master Chief (SW) Ashley B. Smith http://www.kittyhawk.navy.mil/command/biographies/CMC.htm Commander, Carrier Strike Group 5 (CCSG 5) COMCARSTRIKGRU FIVE http://www.ccsg5.navy.mil/index.html Commander Commander Rear Adm. Richard B. Wren http://www.ccsg5.navy.mil/commander.html Chief of Staff Captain Barry L. Bruner http://www.ccsg5.navy.mil/cos.html CMDCM(SW/AW) William T. Etherton, Former MASTER CHIEF GAS TURBINE SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (SURFACE WARFARE) GSCM Master Chief Napier MICHAEL A. NAPIER http://www.ccsg5.navy.mil/cmc.html COMDESRON FIFTEEN (CDS 15) Commander Destroyer Squadron Fifteen DESRON FIFTEEN http://www.desron15.navy.mil Commodore Captain Mark Montgomery, former Captain Robert P. Girrier http://www.desron15.navy.mil Chief of Staff Commander Thomas W. Tedesso DESRON FIFTEEN SHIPS USS Lassen (DDG-82) - Oscar Austin-Class guided missile destroyer. The USS Lassen, an Arleigh Burke-Class destroyer, is 505.5 feet in length, has a beam of 66.9 feet and displaces 8,315 tons fully laded. The ship has a normal complement of 303 officers and enlisted personnel. http://www.lassen.navy.mil USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile destroyer. The USS Curtis Wilbur, an Arleigh Burke-Class destroyer, is 504.5 feet in length, has a beam of 66.9 feet and displaces 8,315 tons fully laded. The ship has a normal complement of 303 officers and enlisted personnel. http://www.curtis-wilbur.navy.mil USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile destroyer. The USS John s. McCain, an Arleigh Burke-Class destroyer, is 504.5 feet in length, has a beam of 66.9 feet and displaces 8,315 tons fully laded. The ship has a normal complement of 303officers and enlisted personnel. http://www.mccain.navy.mil USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile destroyer. The USS Fitzgerald, an Arleigh Burke-Class destroyer, is 504.5 feet in length, has a beam of 66.9 feet and displaces 8,315 tons fully laded. The ship has a normal complement of 303 officers and enlisted personnel . http://www.fitzgerald.navy.mil USS Stethem (DD-63) Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile destroyer. The USS Stethem, an Arleigh Burke-Class destroyer, is 504.5 feet in length, has a beam of 66.9 feet and displaces 8,315 tons fully laded. The ship has a normal complement of 303 officers and enlisted personnel . http://www.stethem.navy.mil USS Mustin (DDG-89) FLT IIA Arleigh Burke Class guided missile destroyer The USS Mustin, an Arleigh Burke-Class destroyer, is 509 feet in length, has a beam of 66.9 feet and displaces 9,200 tons fully laded.  The ship has a normal complement of 313 officers and enlisted personnel. http://www.mustin.navy.mil Former USS Gary (FFG 51) Oliver Hazard Perry-Class guided missile frigate. USS Gary is 445 feet in length, has a beam of 45 feet and displaces 4,100 tons fully loaded. The ship has a normal comp, compliment of 290 officers and enlisted personnel. Its maximum speed is 29 knots. http://www.gary.navy.mil http://navysite.de/ffg/FFG51.HTM USS McCampbell (DDG-85)   FLT IIA Arleigh Burke Class guided missile destroyer The USS McCampbell, an Arleigh Burke-Class destroyer, is 509 feet in length, has a beam of 66.9 feet and displaces 9,200 tons fully laded.  The ship has a normal complement of 313 officers and enlisted personnel. http://www.mccampbell.navy.mil Former USS Vandegrift (FFG-48) Oliver Hazard Perry-Class guided missile frigate. USS Vandegrift is 445 feet in length, has a beam of 45 feet and displaces 4,100 tons fully loaded. The ship has a normal complement of 290 officers and enlisted personnel. Its maximum speed is 29 knots. http://www.vandegrift.navy.mil As of 10 December 2006: The Kitty Hawk Strike Group includes the Kitty Hawk, the aircraft squadrons and staff of Carrier Air Wing 5, the guided-missile cruisers USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and USS Cowpens (CG 63), and Destroyer Squadron 15 staff. The group’s ships and destroyer squadron staff are based at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, and the air wing and staff are based at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan. COMCARAIRWING FIVE (CVW-5) Commanding Officer Deputy Commander Command Master Chief CMDCM STRKFITRON 102 (VFA-102) https://www.atsugi.navy.mil/vfa-102 "DIAMONDBACKS" - Strike Fighter Squadron FA-18F Hornet Strike Fighter Squadron ONE ZERO TWO VFA-102 Diamondbacks' F/A-18 F SUPER HORNETS are the Navy’s new long-range, multi-mission, all-weather strike fighter. The SUPER HORNET can conduct day/night air-to-air/air-to-ground missions, strike with precision-guided weapons, fighter-escort, close air support, suppress enemy air defenses, reconnaissance, forward air control and refueling STRKFITRON 27 (VFA-27) https://www.atsugi.navy.mil/VFA-27/index.html "ROYAL MACES" FA-18C (N) Hornet Strike Fighter Squadron TWO SEVEN VFA-27 Royal Maces' F/A-18E SUPER HORNETS can carry up to 17,000 lbs. of weapons, including Sparrow III and Sidewinder missiles. On a fighter mission, the HORNET's takeoff weight may be as high as 36,710 lbs., and on an attack mission it may be as much as 49,224 lbs. STRKFITRON 192 (VFA-192) https://www.atsugi.navy.mil/cvw5/VFA-192/index.htm "WORLD FAMOUS GOLDEN DRAGONS" FA-18C (N) Hornet Strike Fighter Squadron ONE NINE TWO VFA-192 Golden Dragons' F/A-18C HORNETS are all-weather fighters and attack aircraft. The single-seat F/A-18 C HORNET is the nation's first strike-fighter. The F/A-18C is a twin engine, mid-wing, multi-mission tactical aircraft. STRKFITRON 195 (VFA-195) https://www.atsugi.navy.mil/cvw5/VFA195/index1.htm "DAMBUSTERS" FA-18C (N) Hornet Strike Fighter Squadron ONE NINE FIVE VFA-195 Dambusters' F/A-18C HORNETS are both fighter and attack aircraft. Superb flight characteristics and payload versatility make it a true force multiplier -- whether attacking targets with the strike force, or, with a change in weapons payload, flying overhead as an air interceptor. VAQRON 136 (VAQ-136) https://www.atsugi.navy.mil/VAQ136/html%20docs "GAUNTLETS" EA-6B Prowler Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron ONE THREE SIX VAQ-136 Gauntlets' EA-6B PROWLERS are used for electronic warfare support of the strike force. The PROWLER’s sensitive receivers and high-powered electronic jammers enable its four-person crew to confuse enemy radar and radio equipment. The PROWLER is one of the most expensive planes in the air wing. CARAEWRON 115 (VAW-115) https://www.atsugi.navy.mil/vaw-115 "LIBERTY BELLS" E-2C Hawkeye Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron ONE ONE FIVE VAW-115 Liberty Bells' E-2C HAWKEYES are the eyes of the air wing. The HAWKEYE’s electronic dome allows its five-person air crew to provide air intercept information, attack mission data, air traffic control instructions, and offer search-and-rescue assistance. HELANTISUBRON 14 (HS-14) https://www.cvw5.navy.mil/hs-14 "Chargers" SH-60F / HH-60H Seahawk Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Fourteen HS-14 Chargers' SH-60F SEAHAWK helicopters are equipped with a dipping sonar probe and two Mark 46 torpedoes for anti-submarine warfare. It provides close-in, undersea warfare support to the ship. The SEAHAWK's three-person crew also performs vital search-and-rescue missions. HSL-51 DET 3 Warlords’ Sikorsky SH-60B Light Airborne Multipurpose System (LAMPS) Mk III SEAHAWK and Sikorsky UH-3H SEAKING helicopters provide combat-ready armed, anti-surface and anti-submarine helicopter support as well and vital search-and-rescue missions to the Kitty Hawk Strike Group. FLELTACSUPPRON 30 DET 5 (VRC-30 DET 5) "THE PROVIDERS" C-2A Greyhound https://www.atsugi.navy.mil/VRC-30Det5/Det5_Home.html Fleet Tactical Support Squadron THREE ZERO DET FIVE VRC-30 DET 5 Passwords' C-2A GREYHOUNDS, or Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD), are a welcome sight to the Kitty Hawk crew. In addition to bringing people, parts and supplies aboard, it is the primary means to bring mail from family members and friends ashore. Naval Air Facility, Atsugi, Japan https://www.atsugi.navy.mil/Atsugi_new/index_Tenant.html Builder: New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey Total Cost: $265,200,000 in 1961 Draft: 36 feet Total Height Above Waterline: 201 feet Total Number of Decks & Levels: 8 decks (down) and 11 levels (up) Electrical System Capacity: 14,000,000 watts Fuel Capacity: 4,000,000 gallons (15,200,000 liters) Anchors: Two - 30 tons each (27.3 mt)Weight of Anchor Links: 360 pounds each (162 kg) Max Length of Anchor Chain: 1,080 feet (327.6 m) Propellers: Four, 21 feet wide (7m)Estimated Number of Spaces: 2,400+ Flight Deck Area: 4.1 acres USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) is planned to decommission in 2009 and be replaced by USS George Washington (CVN-73) as the Navy's forward-deployed carrier in Yokosuka, Japan USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) Official U. S. Navy http://www.kittyhawk.navy.mil USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) News http://www.news.navy.mil/local/cv63 USS Kitty Hawk Strike Group Story Archive http://www.news.navy.mil/local/story_archive.asp?id=111 and http://www.navy.mil/local/story_archive.asp?id=118 Focus on Carrier Group Five/USS Kitty Hawk Strike Group http://www.navy.mil/local/cg5 USS Kitty Hawk Strike Group Photo Gallery http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/63.htm Current Aircraft Carrier Location - http://www.gonavy.jp/CVLocation.html References:  1, 72, 76, 84A, 690 & U.S. Navy Deployment History Resources _________________ U. S. Navy Veteran  August 1977 to July 1983 Yoeman Second Class, with student pilot's license
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