010318-N-9489W-001 South China Sea (Mar. 18, 2001) -- An F-14 "Tomcat" from the "Black Knights" of Fighter Squadron One Five Four (VF-154) catapults from the flight deck aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The Kitty Hawk is conducting routine flight operations in the South China Sea. Kitty Hawk is the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed Aircraft Carrier and operates out of Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class John E. Woods. (RELEASED) 010318-N-9489W-001 by navalsafetycenter

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