080807-N-7883G-103 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 7, 2008) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) display a homecoming pennant on the flight deck as the ship heads for San Diego. The ship is returning to e San Diego after operating for ten years in Yokosuka, Japan. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) will replace Kitty Hawk in September as the Navy's only carrier operating from Japan. Kitty Hawk is headed back to the mainland for decommissioning in early 2009. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau/Released) US


080807-N-7883G-103 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 7, 2008) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) display a homecoming pennant on the flight deck as the ship heads for San Diego. The ship is returning to e San Diego after operating for ten years in Yokosuka, Japan. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) will replace Kitty Hawk in September as the Navy's only carrier operating from Japan. Kitty Hawk is headed back to the mainland for decommissioning in early 2009. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau/Released) US Navy 080807-N-7883G-103 Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) display a homecoming pennant on the flight deck as the ship heads for San Diego


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