010517-N-8730P-002 ABOARD USS KITTY HAWK (May 17, 2001) -- An E-2C Hawkeye is being taxied to elevator 3 aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) where it will be lowered into Hanger Bay 2. Kitty Hawk is participating in Exercise Tandem Thrust which is a combined United States, Australian and Canadian military training exercise. This bi-annual exercise is being held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 military members are participating, with Canadian units taking part as opposing forces. The purpose of Exercise Tandem Thrust is to train for crisis
010517-N-8730P-002 ABOARD USS KITTY HAWK (May 17, 2001) -- An E-2C Hawkeye is being taxied to elevator 3 aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) where it will be lowered into Hanger Bay 2. Kitty Hawk is participating in Exercise Tandem Thrust which is a combined United States, Australian and Canadian military training exercise. This bi-annual exercise is being held in the vicinity of Shoalwater Bay training area, Queensland, Australia. More than 27,000 military members are participating, with Canadian units taking part as opposing forces. The purpose of Exercise Tandem Thrust is to train for crisis action planning and execution of contingency response operations. Kitty Hawk, which operates out of Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, is the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Charles Henry Panter. (RELEASED) 010517-N-8730P-002 by navalsafetycenter
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