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Caption:
Sea of Japan (Mar. 20, 2005) -- An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to
the “Diamondbacks” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two
(VFA-102), goes to full afterburner prior to being launched from the
flight deck aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS
Kitty Hawk (CV 63). 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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