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Caption:
Pacific Ocean (July 20, 2004) -- An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to
Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102) lands on the flight deck
of USS Kitty Hawk during flight operations. Kitty Hawk is one of seven
carrier strike groups (CSGs) involved in Summer Pulse 2004. Summer
Pulse 2004 is the simultaneous deployment of seven carrier strike
groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide
credible combat capability across the globe, in five theaters with
other U.S., allied, and coalition military forces. Summer Pulse is the
Navy's first deployment under its new Fleet Response Plan (FRP). Kitty
Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control, as the world's only
permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, based in Yokosuka,
Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Jason D. Landon
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