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Caption:
Pacific Ocean (July 20, 2004) -- An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to
the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102)
prepares to launch off the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63),
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
(RELEASED)
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