Keywords: US Navy 030217-N-1810F-004 An F-A-18C Hornet sits ready on catapult three, one of four steam-powered catapults aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).jpg en Central Command Area of Responsibility Feb 17 2003 - An F/A-18C Hornet sits ready on catapult three one of four steam-powered catapults aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 Kitty Hawk and embarked Carrier Air Wing 5 remain mission-ready to respond to emergent national tasking where needed and were recently ordered to the Central Command area of responsibility to join coalition forces preparing for possible operations in that area Kitty Hawk is the U S Navy s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokosuka Japan U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom RELEASED 2003-02-17 030217-N-1810F-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 13266 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Navy images from Central Command Aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Pictures by Mass Communication Specialist Todd Frantom |