Keywords: US Navy 030318-N-1810F-004 An F-A-18C Hornet assigned to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Seven (VFA-27) stands ready on one of two steam catapults.jpg en The Arabian Gulf Mar 18 2003 -- An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron Two Seven VFA-27 stands ready on one of two steam catapults on the bow of the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 Kitty Hawk and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Five CVW-5 are conducting missions in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Southern Watch Kitty Hawk is the 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 2003-03-18 030318-N-1810F-004 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 5368 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom PD-USGov-Military-Navy F/A-18C Hornet on flight decks Strike Fighter Squadron 27 United States Navy Aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Pictures by Mass Communication Specialist Todd Frantom |