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Caption:
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 6, 2008) -- An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the
"Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 102, piloted by Lt.
j.g. David Robinson and Lt. Cmdr. Jeremy Andrew, becomes the last
aircraft launched from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).
Kitty Hawk, which departed May 28 from Yokosuka, Japan, will send more
than 900 crewmembers and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, based in Naval Air
Facility Atsugi, Japan, to the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS
George Washington (CVN 73). Kitty Hawk will be decommissioned next year
in Bremerton, Wash. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication
Specialist Don Bray (RELEASED)
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