001002-N-0271M-001 ABOARD USS KITTY HAWK (October 2, 2000) -- Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Jerrel McKissick from Forestville, MD, monitors flight deck safety aboard USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) as a CH-46 "Sea Knight" helicopter loads RIM-7 "Sea Sparrow" guided missiles during a vertical replenishment (vertrep). USS Kitty Hawk is the only forward deployed aircraft carrier in the Navy. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Lee Mccaskill. (RELEASED) 001002-N-0271M-001 by navalsafetycenter

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