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Caption:
Sea of Japan (Mar. 19, 2005) -- Four F/A-18C Hornets, assigned to the
“Dambusters” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Nine Five
(VFA-195), fly in formation over the flight deck of the conventionally
powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) prior to landing. The
Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is currently participating in the joint
exercises Reception, Staging, Onward movement, and Integration
(RSO&I) and Foal Eagle. RSO&I is a complex multi-phase exercise
conducted annually, tailored to train, test, and demonstrate United
States and Republic of Korea force projection and deployment
capabilities. Foal Eagle exercise runs simultaneously and trains in all
aspects of Combined Forces Command's mission. The defensive Naval Foal
Eagle exercises began Mar. 19, 2005 with eight U.S. Navy ships from the
USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Carrier Strike Group. Kitty Hawk demonstrates
power projection and sea control as the U.S. Navy's only permanently
forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan. U.S.
Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Bo Flannigan (RELEASED)
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