030217-N-1810F-002 At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Feb. 17, 2003 -- Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Jonathan Ramiry from Miami, Fla., works on the tail rudder of an S-3B ÒVikingÓ aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) were ordered to the Central Command Area of Responsibility to join coalition forces preparing for possible operations in that area. Kitty Hawk is the NavyÕs only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom. (RELEASE

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030217-N-1810F-002 At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Feb. 17, 2003 -- Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Jonathan Ramiry from Miami, Fla., works on the tail rudder of an S-3B ÒVikingÓ aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) were ordered to the Central Command Area of Responsibility to join coalition forces preparing for possible operations in that area. Kitty Hawk is the NavyÕs only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom. (RELEASED) US Navy 030217-N-1810F-002 viation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Jonathan Ramiry from Miami, Fla., works on the tail rudder of an S-3B %%5Eldquo,Viking%%5Erdquo, aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

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