Caption:
Sea of Japan (Mar. 26, 2005) -- An Aviation Boatswain's Mate launches
an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the "Royal Maces" of Strike
Fighter Squadron Two Seven (VFA-27), from the flight deck aboard USS
Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Currently under way in the 7th Fleet area of
responsibility (AOR), 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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