Operations aboard USS Kitty Hawk [Image 12 of 12]

SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

08.06.2008

Photo by Kyle Gahlau 

U.S. Navy           

An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 102 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk for the last time. Carrier Air Wing 5 aircraft flew off Kitty Hawk to join the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington in San Diego. George Washington will replace Kitty Hawk as the Navy's only carrier operating from Japan in September. Kitty Hawk is headed back to the U.S. mainland for decommissioning in early 2009.

• Date Taken: 08.06.2008
• Date Posted: 08.09.2008 14:12
• Photo ID: 107689
• VIRIN: 080806-N-7883G-186
• Resolution: 2100x1395
• Size: 553.68 KB
• Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US