Caption:
Yokosuka, Japan (Mar. 28, 2005) -- The conventionally powered aircraft
carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) returns to her forward deployed
operating base, Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, after
completing a regularly scheduled underway period. While underway, Kitty
Hawk participated in Reception, Staging, Onward movement, and
Integration (RSO&I) and Foal Eagle exercises. RSO&I is a
complex multi-phase exercise conducted annually, tailored to train,
test, and demonstrate United States and Republic of Korea force
projection and deployment capabilities. Foal Eagle exercise runs
simultaneously and trains in all aspects of Combined Forces Command's
mission U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class John L. Beeman
(RELEASED)
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