NNS1004. USS Kitty Hawk deploys
by USS Kitty Hawk Public Affairs
Navnews March 1999

     YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)
departed on a scheduled three-and-a-half month deployment
March 2, with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) FIVE, based at
Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan.
     During Kitty Hawk's deployment, the Yokosuka, Japan,
forward-deployed aircraft carrier is scheduled to
participate in Exercise Tandem Thrust, Cobra Gold and
Merlion `99. The ship is also planning to make a number of
port visits during the deployment, including Guam, Hong
Kong, Singapore and Phattya, Thailand.
     USS Kitty Hawk arrived in Yokosuka Aug. 11, 1998,
replacing the now decommissioned USS Independence. This is
the ship's first major deployment from Yokosuka and its 19th
since Kitty Hawk was commissioned in April 1961.
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