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Yokosuka, Japan (Sept. 15, 2006) -- Sailors man the rails of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the ship enters Truman Bay.   Kitty Hawk completed a 99-day summer underway period, which including participating in Valiant Shield 2006, the largest joint Navy and Air Force exercise conducted since Operation Desert Storm.  The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is the Navy's only overseas-based aircraft carrier. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jarod Hodge (RELEASED)
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Photo description

Photo Date
 September 15, 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
 Tugboat YTB 787, YTB 795
Plane Number
 Not available
Base
 Yokosuka, Japan
Tail Code
 Not available
Squadron
 Not available
Comments/Notes
 Manning the rails