Keywords: US Navy 080628-N-7883G-108 Adm. Timothy J. Keating, head of the U.S. Pacific Command, tours the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).jpg en PACIFIC OCEAN June 28 2008 Adm Timothy J Keating head of the U S Pacific Command tours the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 Keating and 20 other guests toured the ship Kitty Hawk will be taking part in the 'Rim of the Pacific' exercise off Hawaii in July with units from Australia Chile Japan the Netherlands Peru South Korea Singapore and the United Kingdom This will be Kitty Hawk's last exercise before returning to the U S mainland for decommissioning in early 2009 Kitty Hawk will be replaced by USS George Washington CVN 73 this summer as the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier operating from Japan U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D Gahlau Released 2008-06-28 080628-N-7883G-108 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 60873 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D Gahlau PD-USGov-Military-Navy Timothy J Keating Aboard USS George Washington CVN-73 |