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Caption:
SAN DIEGO (Aug. 22, 2008) -- Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier
USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) remove mattresses from the ship at Naval Air
Station North Island, Calif. Thousands of mattresses, and tons of
equipment and supplies were removed from the ship during its three
weeks in port. The ship will depart Aug. 28 for Puget Sound Naval
Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash., to prepare for decommissioning early next
year. While the ship was in San Diego, more than 2,000 Kitty Hawk and
Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 Sailors moved to USS George Washington (CVN
73) which will replace Kitty Hawk as the Navy's only aircraft carrier
operating from Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by
Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau (RELEASED)
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