040719-N-1485H-042 Japan (July 19, 2004) Ð Crew members stand a force protection watch at one of the .50-caliber machine gun mounts aboard ship while USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) departs its operating base of Yokosuka, Japan. The Kitty Hawk Strike Group is participating in Summer Pulse 2004, the simultaneous deployment of seven carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat across the globe, in five theaters with other , allied, and coalition military forces. Summer Pulse is the NavyÕs first deployment under its new Fleet Response Plan (FRP).


040719-N-1485H-042 Japan (July 19, 2004) Ð Crew members stand a force protection watch at one of the .50-caliber machine gun mounts aboard ship while USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) departs its operating base of Yokosuka, Japan. The Kitty Hawk Strike Group is participating in Summer Pulse 2004, the simultaneous deployment of seven carrier strike groups (CSGs), demonstrating the ability of the Navy to provide credible combat across the globe, in five theaters with other , allied, and coalition military forces. Summer Pulse is the NavyÕs first deployment under its new Fleet Response Plan (FRP). Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 3rd Class Lamel J. Hinton (RELEASED) For more information go to: US Navy 040719-N-1485H-042 Crewmembers stand a force protection watch at one of the .50-caliber machine gun mounts aboard ship while USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)


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