Caption:
YOKOSUKA, Japan (Nov. 27, 2007) -- Sailors aboard the USS Kitty
Hawk (CV 63) man the rails as the ship arrives in port. Kitty Hawk, the
world's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, returned
after completing a scheduled fall deployment and participation in
ANNUALEX, the maritime component of the U.S.-Japan exercise Keen Sword
08. The exercise was designed to increase interoperability between the
United States and JMSDF and enhance their ability to effectively and
mutually respond to a regional crisis situation. U.S. Navy photo by
Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kari R. Bergman (RELEASED)
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