Caption:
Indian Ocean (Aug. 3, 2006) -- The guided-missile cruiser USS
Cowpens (CG 63) sails along side USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) while
transiting through heavy seas during a close steaming exercise. Cowpens
is one of two Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers, attached to
the 7th fleet area of responsibility (AOR). Kitty Hawk demonstrates
power projection and sea control as the U.S. Navy's only permanently
forward-deployed aircraft carrier. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist Seaman Patrick L. Heil (RELEASED
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