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Pacific Ocean (July 13, 2006) -- The conventionally-powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) prepares for cyclic flight operations following a transit past Iwo Jima Island. Iwo Jima was strategically important to the U.S. in World War II as an air base for fighter escorts supporting long-range bombing missions against mainland Japan. Currently under way in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility, Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the U.S. Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jarod Hodge (RELEASED)
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Photo description

Photo Date
 July 13, 2006
Photographer
 Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jarod Hodge
Caption Writer
 LT Christopher Bishop, Deputy Director, NVNS
Copyright Status
 Public domain / free use
Service Branch
 US Navy
Primary Equipment
 CV 63
Other Visible Equipment
 Not available
Plane Number
 Not available
Base
 Not available
Tail Code
 Not available
Squadron
 Not available
Comments/Notes
 Not available