080801-N-0879R-003 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Aug. 1, 2008) The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) departs Pearl Harbor after a brief port visit after the conclusion of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008. RIMPAC is the world's largest multinational exercise and is scheduled biennially by the Pacific Fleet. Participants include the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, the Netherlands, Peru, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. This was Kitty Hawk's last exercise before returning to the mainland for decommissioning in early 2009. Kitty Hawk will be replaced by
080801-N-0879R-003 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Aug. 1, 2008) The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) departs Pearl Harbor after a brief port visit after the conclusion of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008. RIMPAC is the world's largest multinational exercise and is scheduled biennially by the Pacific Fleet. Participants include the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, the Netherlands, Peru, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. This was Kitty Hawk's last exercise before returning to the mainland for decommissioning in early 2009. Kitty Hawk will be replaced by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) this summer as the only carrier operating from Japan. ( Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist David Rush/Released) US Navy 080801-N-0879R-003 The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) departs Pearl Harbor after a brief port visit after the conclusion of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008
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