030316-N-1810F-005 The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 16, 2003) -- An aviation BoatswainÕs Mate assigned to air department, crash and salvage team stands watch on the shipÕs flight deck dressed in a proximity fire-fighting suit, which provides thermal protection when responding aircraft flight deck mishaps aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) are conducting combat missions in support of Operations Southern Watch and Enduring Freedom. Kitty Hawk is the NavyÕs only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokos
030316-N-1810F-005 The Arabian Gulf (Mar. 16, 2003) -- An aviation BoatswainÕs Mate assigned to air department, crash and salvage team stands watch on the shipÕs flight deck dressed in a proximity fire-fighting suit, which provides thermal protection when responding aircraft flight deck mishaps aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) are conducting combat missions in support of Operations Southern Watch and Enduring Freedom. Kitty Hawk is the NavyÕs only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom. (RELEASED) US Navy 030316-N-1810F-005 An aviation Boatswain's Mate assigned to air department, crash and salvage team stands watch on the ship's flight deck
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