Caption:
At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Feb. 15, 2003 -- The Navy’s
largest First Navy Jack, with the motto “Don’t Tread On
Me”, flies high above an E-2C Hawkeye belonging to the
“Liberty Bells” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron
One One Five (VAW-115), while transiting through the Straits of
Malacca. Kitty Hawk and embarked Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) were
recently ordered to the Central Command area of responsibility to join
coalition forces preparing for possible operations in that area. Kitty
Hawk is America’s longest-serving active warship and the
world’s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier,
operating out of Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom. (RELEASED)
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