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Caption:
YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 28, 2008) -- The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk
(CV 63) departs Yokosuka, Japan for the final time May, 28, 2008.
Kitty Hawk, the oldest carrier in the U.S. Navy and the only
conventional-powered aircraft carrier, will be replaced this summer by
the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).
Kitty Hawk has operated from Fleet Activities Yokosuka since 1998, when
it replaced the USS Independence (CV 62). About 900 Kitty Hawk Sailors
will be returning to Japan aboard George Washington in the coming
months; the remainder of the crew will either transfer or help
decommission Kitty Hawk in early 2009. U.S. Navy photo by
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau (RELEASED)
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