050708-N-5781F-009 Sydney, Australia (July 8, 2005) - An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the ÒRoyal MacesÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Seven (VFA-27), sits chained-down on the flight deck aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) moored in the port of Sydney, Australia. This is the first time Kitty Hawk has had a port-of-call in Sydney since 2001. Kitty Hawk, its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5), and the guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) arrived for a port visit July 3. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Bo J. Flanniga
050708-N-5781F-009 Sydney, Australia (July 8, 2005) - An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the ÒRoyal MacesÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Seven (VFA-27), sits chained-down on the flight deck aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) moored in the port of Sydney, Australia. This is the first time Kitty Hawk has had a port-of-call in Sydney since 2001. Kitty Hawk, its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5), and the guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) arrived for a port visit July 3. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Bo J. Flannigan (RELEASED) US Navy 050708-N-5781F-009 An F-A-18E Super Hornet sits chained-down on the flight deck aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) moored in the port of Sydney, Australia
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