040228-N-5821P-010 Pacific Ocean (Feb. 28, 2004) - A F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the ÒDiamondbacksÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102), launches from one of four steam powered catapults aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The ÒDiamondbacksÓ are a new addition to Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) embarked aboard Kitty Hawk, replacing the F-14A Tomcats of Fighter Squadron One Five Four (VF-154). Currently under way in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Kitty Hawk is the United StateÕs only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan. Na
040228-N-5821P-010 Pacific Ocean (Feb. 28, 2004) - A F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the ÒDiamondbacksÓ of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102), launches from one of four steam powered catapults aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The ÒDiamondbacksÓ are a new addition to Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) embarked aboard Kitty Hawk, replacing the F-14A Tomcats of Fighter Squadron One Five Four (VF-154). Currently under way in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR), Kitty Hawk is the United StateÕs only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 3rd Class Jason T. Poplin. (RELEASED) US Navy 040228-N-5821P-010 A F-A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the %%5Eldquo,Diamondbacks%%5Erdquo, of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102), launches from one of four steam powered catapults aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)
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