Keywords: US Navy 071208-N-9520G-003 Thousands of Japanese visitors wait in line for a chance to tour America's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) during the Grand Illumination.jpg en YOKOSUKA Japan Dec 8 2007 Thousands of Japanese visitors wait in line for a chance to tour America's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 during the Grand Illumination the first-ever holiday open base event held at Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka Besides ship tours visitors were able to enjoy American fare view the Festival of Trees and visit a few historical sites located on base including an iron foundry monument and a few of the oldest dry docks in Japan Open base events like this are designed to help strengthen the bond between the Japanese and U S Navy communities U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nardelito Gervacio Released 2007-12-08 071208-N-9520G-003 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 53665 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nardelito Gervacio PD-USGov-Military-Navy United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka Aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 |