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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: Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:09 am    Post subject: Kitty Hawk (CV-63) - WESTPAC 785th FWFD · Quote USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) with CVW-5 embarked arrived its forward-deployed operating port of Yokosuka, Japan 21 September 2007, ending its Summer Underway Period in the Western Pacific, Tasman Sea, her 26th Westpac and 19th deployment in foreign waters as a forward deployed carrier operating with the 7th Fleet, participating in exercise Talisman Saber 2007 in the Coral Sea near the coast of Australia from 18 June to 3 Jul 2007, South China Sea, participating in joint exercise "Valiant Shield 2007” in the Guam operating area 7 August 2007 with USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), while the USAF 93d Bomb Squadron was tasked with participating in the SINKEX portion of the exercise and Kitty Hawk conducted exercise "Malabar 07-2" in the Bay of Bengal from 4 to 9 September 2007 with USS Nimitz (CVN-68). Her 42nd deployment since her commission on 29 April 1961 (23 May to 21 September 2007) and approximately the US Navy’s 785th carrier FWFD ended. Underway in the Western Pacific from 23 May to 7 June 2007. Kitty Hawk Apra Harbor, Guam from 8 June to 10 June 2007. Kitty Hawk underway in the Western Pacific from 11 June to 17 June 2007. Kitty Hawk participated in exercise Talisman Saber 2007 in the Coral Sea near the coast of Australia from 18 June to 3 Jul 2007. The exercise involves more than 32,000 Sailors, Marines, Soldiers and Airmen from the United States and Australia and is designed to enhance both nations’ ability to operate together in a contingency. During the FTX, Kitty Hawk and other ships under Task Force 70 command conducted their part of the exercise in the Northeast Australia Maritime Training Area near Rockhampton, Australia. Through U.S. and Australian military cooperation and coordination with environmental authorities, a robust mandatory training program was developed to ensure compliance with strict environmental standards. Strike Group Sailors were required to view videos and briefs about environmental and cultural sensitivities, restricted areas and required mitigating actions. “This was helpful for watch standers to be reminded of ways to protect the environment,” said Operations Specialist 1st Class JoAnn Henderson. “It’s good we received this training, since we’ll be in an exercise area we don’t normally operate in.” An environmental monitoring group has been established to monitor compliance with exercise environment protection instructions. “The Great Barrier Reef has a number of environmental sensitivities. In keeping with our tradition of being a good steward to the environment, we will take action to mitigate any potential effects to the ecosystem,” said Yuzon. Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group consists of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, along with other strike group units supporting TS07 -- USS Cowpens (CG 63), USS Shiloh (CG 67), and USS Stethem (DDG 63). Also participating, but under CTF 70 control, is USS Lake Erie (CG 70), homeported in Pearl Harbor. Kitty Hawk underway in the Tasman Sea on 4 July 2007. Kitty Hawk Sydney Harbor, Australia from 5 July to 9 July 2007. After Kitty Hawk’s departure from Brisbane, the carrier will be joined by other elements of the carrier strike group to begin preparations for Valiant Shield 2007. The major joint exercise will involve Kitty Hawk, USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as well as forces from other services. The eight-day exercise conducted off the coast of Guam, tested the military’s ability to rapidly bring together joint forces in response to any regional contingency. It also enabled the United States to contribute to regional security and stability and demonstrated U.S. commitment in the Pacific. Valiant Shield is a training exercise designed to bring multiple branches of the military together in response to global contingencies. The focus is to provide a seamless force which can respond to a broad range of mission scenarios. The 93d Bomb Squadron was tasked with participating in the SINKEX portion of the exercise. "SINKEX is a scenario within Valiant Shield," said Lt. Col. William Floyd, 917th Operations Support Flight director of operations. "Our mission here is to drop laser guided bombs on target ships out in the ocean." “The purpose of the exercise was to train in our ability to work in a strike force and joint environment,” said Rear Adm. Kevin M. Quinn, Commander, Carrier Strike Group 3. “We practiced our ability to carry out all of our mission areas in a very dynamic and robust training environment. It’s been great training.” During the field training exercise, more than 2,900 sorties were flown, with KC-135 Stratotankers and KC-10 Extenders offloading 2.29 million pounds of fuel to airborne aircraft. B-52 Stratofortress, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, KC-135 and E-3 Sentry aircraft flew defensive counter air, electronic attack, suppression of enemy air defense, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, aerial refueling, air interdiction, and antisurface warfare missions to support synchronized, joint operations in the vicinity of Guam. Navy F/A-18 Hornets, Hawker Hunters and Lear jets, along with F-16s and B-52s flew more than 400 additional sorties as opposing forces during the exercise. Thirteenth Air Force at Hickam Air Force Base was the overall lead agency for planning the joint U.S. exercise and served as the joint force air component command under Joint Task Force-519. The 917 WG B-52s that participated in Valiant Shield left Barksdale AFB, La., carrying four GBU-12s, 500-pound laser-guided bombs. After landing at Guam, the aircraft parked alongside active-duty B-52s from Barksdale, which have been positioned at Andersen since May fulfilling an Air and Space Expeditionary Force commitment. "Because folks from the 20th were already in place here, it cut down on the amount of equipment we would normally have to bring to support our aircraft," said Master Sgt. Wesley Phillips, 917th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron superintendent while deployed. "The maintainers here have been great and have really bent over backward to help us." "In an exercise such as Valiant Shield, 13th Air Force, as the JFACC, provides the command and control capability that allows a synchronized air effort with the surface and the sub-surface efforts, as well as space and other capabilities, into one campaign," said Lt. Gen. Loyd S. Utterback, the Valiant Shield joint force air component commander. "During Valiant Shield, we were able to validate our capability to work through a tough tactical- and operational-level problem in a joint construct." Given the Herculean task to plan this large-scale event, exercise planners established specific training objectives that broadly defined enhanced joint warfighting integration and synchronization of forces at the tactical level. Building upon the lessons learned from last year and under the direction of the JTF-519 commander, "exercise planners built upon the overall vision to integrate the force jointly to create the seamless operations that allow real-time application of military power when needed," said Col. Tim Saffold, the lead exercise planner and 613th Air and Space Operations Center deputy commander. "Forces, command and control elements, and additional units that didn't participate in last year's exercise created a more robust, energetic training opportunity this year." "The complexity level mixed with the scale of the field-training exercise, along with the command and control, makes Valiant Shield unmatched," General Utterback said. "Our operational tempo this year was higher than last year because we learned lessons and are attempting to apply those lessons and integrate new technologies and command and control capability." "For example, bombers coming out of a continental U.S. base were integrated with aircraft launching from aircraft carriers and more than 60 aircraft based at Andersen AFB, Guam, into one scenario. The integration of global capability has taken us to a new level in this exercise," the general said. Exercise planning had to incorporate long flight times, long transit times for surface vessels, and integrate communications, the space element, and intelligence that provides warfighters the information necessary to create the desired effect on the battlefield. Meanwhile command and control elements under the control of the JFACC coordinated the effort with the joint force maritime component command in San Diego. The importance of exercising joint operations to better prepare the total force to respond when needed to promote regional peace and stability in the Pacific region, whether by assisting during a humanitarian crisis or natural disaster or fighting the war on terrorism, is invaluable. "You train as individual services and individual units within that service to build a core competency, which allows you to come into a joint arena," General Utterback said. "Joint means bringing the capabilities and the competencies of highly-trained, specialized forces together to create a synergistic effect." The training location is ideal for a large-scale exercise like Valiant Shield. There is open airspace and open water, creating hundreds of miles of training area in each direction of the battle space. From a JFACC perspective, the ramp at Andersen AFB can accommodate a large number of aircraft and the support infrastructure there is robust. "At the lowest level, my objective is for our Airmen, Sailors, and Soldiers to take away a confidence in the joint capabilities they bring to the fight, to have a confidence in their tactics, techniques and procedures, and to have a confidence in the fact that we can bring all elements of the fight together right here in 13th Air Force to create the desired effect for the JTF commander," General Utterback said. "What often gets missed in a big exercise like this, is the individual Airman and Sailor who's out there either below deck or in that hot, humid weather at Andersen fixing an engine on a 40-year-old B-52 or working on an F-16 or F-18. Those guys really make all of this come together." This is the second year the United States has conducted Valiant Shield. The first was in June 2006. The series of exercises focus on integrated joint training among U.S. military forces and enable real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces and in detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land, and in cyberspace in response to range of mission areas. "It all comes together out here in the Pacific," General Utterback said. http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123064554 Valiant Shield 2007 Public Affairs Portal http://www1.apan-info.net/Default.aspx?alias=www1.apan-info.net/vs Kitty Hawk Apra Harbor, Guam from 15 to 17 August 2007. Kitty Hawk underway in the Western Pacific from 18 to 24 August 2007. Kitty Hawk South China Sea from 25 to 27 August 2007. Kitty Hawk Port Klang, Malaysia from 28 to 31 August 2007. Kitty Hawk underway in the South China Sea from 1 to 2 September 2007. Kitty Hawk underway in the Bay of Bengal on 3 September 2007, conducting exercise "Malabar 07-2" in the Bay of Bengal from 4 to 9 September 2007 with USS Nimitz (CVN-68) Carrier Strike Group, Carrier Air Wing 11, and ships from the Indian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and the Republic of Singapore Navy. The six-day exercise began Sept. 4 and took place in the Bay of Bengal. It involved more than 20,000 personnel on 28 ships and 150 aircraft. This year was different from previous exercises because India expanded by inviting Japan, Singapore and Australia to join the exercise, increasing its scale and complexity. The five nations worked together to improve their anti-submarine warfare, anti-piracy, humanitarian and combat skills, in an effort to be prepared should a real-life situation call them to work together in the future. “[Malabar] is an exercise for bringing maritime professionals together and learning from each other,” said Vice Adm. Doug Crowder, U.S. 7th Fleet commander, in a press conference held on Kitty Hawk’s flight deck, Sept. 7. An E/A-6B Prowler from Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136 became the 400,000th aircraft to land on USS Kitty Hawk’s (CV 63) flight deck 8 September 2007. Capt. Michael McNellis, commander of Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5), piloted the Prowler for the historic landing, which is known as a trap. This was also McNellis’s 1,000th career trap. “The fact that the Kitty Hawk’s 400,000th trap coincided with my 1,000th trap obviously makes it a pretty special event for me,” said McNellis, the Air Wing’s most senior aviator. Fourteen Sailors from Task Force 70 received recognition for their accomplishments during exercise Malabar from Rear Adm. Richard Wren 9 September 2007. The Sailors provided Combined Enterprise Regional Information Exchange system (CENTRIX) technical support to the Indian Navy for the exercise. CENTRIX is a system that gives ships the ability to communicate with each other. Sailors also installed the systems and taught personnel to use those systems. “You’re the ones that facilitated what many view as the number one priority of Malabar,” said Wren during his recognition. “You really made a difference.” Kitty Hawk underway in the South China Sea from 10 to 17 September 2007. Kitty Hawk underway in the Western Pacific from 18 to 20 September 2007. Twenty-nine Sailors from USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), Destroyer Squadron 15 and Task Force 70 received their chief’s anchors during a ceremony on the aircraft carrier’s flight deck 21 September 2007. Another 18 new chiefs from Carrier Air Wing 5 were pinned at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, that afternoon. The ship and air wing returned from a four-month Western Pacific and Indian Ocean deployment that morning. Her 42nd deployment since her commission 29 April 1961 and approximately 786th FWFD ended. Kitty Hawk Strike Group Preps for Talisman Saber with Environmental Training Story Number: NNS070629-28 Release Date: 6/29/2007 5:15:00 PM From Commander Task Force 70 Public Affairs http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=30298 Kitty Hawk Strike Group Preps for Talisman Saber with Environmental Training Story Number: NNS070629-28 Release Date: 6/29/2007 5:15:00 PM / From Commander Task Force 70 Public Affairs http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=30298 Kitty Hawk Bids Australia Farewell as Brisbane Port Visit Concludes Story Number: NNS070725-17 Release Date: 7/25/2007 2:08:00 PM By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam York, USS Kitty Hawk Public Affairs http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=30770 Bombers deploy to Valiant Shield 2007 by Master Sgt. Greg Steele 917th Wing Public Affairs http://www.917wg.afrc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123064941 JCSSG Completes Exercise Valiant Shield 2007 Story Number: NNS070815-09 Release Date: 8/15/2007 3:55:00 PM By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW/AW) Frank E. Neely, USS John C. Stennis Public Affairs http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=31193 Exercise Valiant Shield wraps up by Lt. Col. Toni Kemper 13th Air Force Public Affairs http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123064554 Kitty Hawk, Allies Complete Malabar Exercise Story Number: NNS070910-10 Release Date: 9/10/2007 5:01:00 PM http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=31737 Kitty Hawk Records 400,000th Trap; CAG Hits 1,000 Story Number: NNS070925-14 Release Date: 9/25/2007 4:13:00 PM http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=32039 Sailors Receive Recognition From Admiral Story Number: NNS070925-09 Release Date: 9/25/2007 1:17:00 PM http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=32037 Kitty Hawk Pins 29 Chief Petty Officers Story Number: NNS070925-01 Release Date: 9/25/2007 7:31:00 AM http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=32036 Kitty Hawk conducted "Friends and Family Day Cruise" on 23 September 2007. 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 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 http://eqneedf.jconserv.net/viewtopic.php?t=879 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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