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Caption:
Pacific Ocean (Feb. 19, 2004) -- An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to
the "Diamondbacks" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102)
catches the Number three arresting wire becoming the first Super Hornet
to land aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Higuera, with
Capt. Joey Aucoin, Commander, Carrier Air Wing 5, in the rear seat,
piloted the notable achievement. The Super Hornet is replacing
the F-14 Tomcat on carrier decks throughout the Navy. Currently under
way in the 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR), the aircraft carrier
Kitty Hawk is the World's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft
carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate Airman Theron Godbold. (RELEASED)
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