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10-16-03, 06:57 AM
Kitty Hawk Leaves Base In Japan (http://www.military.com/NewsContent?file=FL_kitty_101303&ESRC=navy.nl)
Associated Press
October 13, 2003
TOKYO - The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk left its base port near Tokyo on Monday for an undisclosed destination, a Japan Coast Guard official said.
The 42-year-old non-nuclear powered carrier had been at Yokosuka Naval Base since May 6, when it returned from the Persian Gulf after serving for five months in the war in Iraq.
Kitty Hawk left Yokosuka just before noon, according to a spokesman at Japan Coast Guard's regional office near Yokosuka, who spoke on condition of anonymity. He said the destination and the duration of its trip was not available from U.S. Navy officials based in Japan.
U.S. Navy officials were unavailable for comment.
Kitty Hawk is one of 11 U.S. vessels stationed at the naval facility, which is about 45 kilometers (28 miles) southwest of Tokyo and home to the U.S. Seventh Fleet command.
The 81,123-ton, 1,069-foot (325-meters) flattop typically carries about 70 aircraft and a complement of 5,500 sailors, naval aviators and Marines.
Associated Press
October 13, 2003
TOKYO - The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk left its base port near Tokyo on Monday for an undisclosed destination, a Japan Coast Guard official said.
The 42-year-old non-nuclear powered carrier had been at Yokosuka Naval Base since May 6, when it returned from the Persian Gulf after serving for five months in the war in Iraq.
Kitty Hawk left Yokosuka just before noon, according to a spokesman at Japan Coast Guard's regional office near Yokosuka, who spoke on condition of anonymity. He said the destination and the duration of its trip was not available from U.S. Navy officials based in Japan.
U.S. Navy officials were unavailable for comment.
Kitty Hawk is one of 11 U.S. vessels stationed at the naval facility, which is about 45 kilometers (28 miles) southwest of Tokyo and home to the U.S. Seventh Fleet command.
The 81,123-ton, 1,069-foot (325-meters) flattop typically carries about 70 aircraft and a complement of 5,500 sailors, naval aviators and Marines.