050523-N-5781F-123 Pacific Ocean (May 23, 2005) - An F/A-18E ÒSuper HornetÓ from Strike Fighter Squadron Two Seven (VFA-27) performs a "touch and go" on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during Carrier Air Wing (CVW-5) carrier qualifications. Currently underway in the western Pacific Ocean, Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the world's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Bo Flannigan (RELEASED) US Navy 050523-N-5781F-123 An F-A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter


050523-N-5781F-123 Pacific Ocean (May 23, 2005) - An F/A-18E ÒSuper HornetÓ from Strike Fighter Squadron Two Seven (VFA-27) performs a "touch and go" on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during Carrier Air Wing (CVW-5) carrier qualifications. Currently underway in the western Pacific Ocean, Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the world's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Bo Flannigan (RELEASED) US Navy 050523-N-5781F-123 An F-A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron Two Seven (VFA-27) performs a touch and go on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)


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