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Caption:
Tsugaru Strait (Nov. 12, 2005) -- An SH-60F Seahawk helicopter,
assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Fourteen (HS-14), lifts
off from the flight deck of the conventionally powered aircraft carrier
USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk is currently transiting the Tsugaru
Strait as part of a bilateral Annual Exercise 2005 (ANNUALEX) with
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. ANNUALEX focuses on improving the
military-to-military relationship between the U.S. and Japan. The
purpose of ANNUALEX is to improve bilateral interoperability, defend
Japan against maritime threats and to improve capability for surface
warfare, air defense and undersea warfare. U.S. Navy photo by
Photographer's Mate Airman Joshua Wayne LeGrand (RELEASED)
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