Caption:
At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Feb. 15, 2003 -- The Navy’s
largest First Navy Jack, with the motto “Don’t Tread On
Me”, flies high above USS Kitty Hawk during her transit through
the Straits of Malacca. Kitty Hawk and embarked Carrier Air Wing 5
(CVW-5) were recently ordered to the Central Command area of
responsibility to join coalition forces preparing for possible
operations in that area. Kitty Hawk is America’s longest-serving
active warship and the world’s only permanently forward-deployed
aircraft carrier, operating out of Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy
photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom.
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