Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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t911tf100I11Cti011 O11 AP111 11 1997 USS K1tty Hawlz ICV 631 under tI1e comman ot Lapt Iac Samar r returne to er omeport o San D1ego a er f11'11Sl11I1g Ixer 18tl1 eployment slnce er com m1ss1on1ng Slae lmme 1ate y tmegan a I5 montI1 S110 m1I11on over au 1n preparat1on or w at aya ea re 1ev1ng USS In epen ence CV 62 an ta mg overt e asslgnment o e1ng Amenca s on y permanent y orwar ep oye a1rcra earner On uIy 6 1998 atter comp et1on o er over au Kltty I'IawI2 departed San D1ego 1ng to Pear Har or Hawau ort e turnover w1t In epen ence TI1e turnover 1nc u e saymg goo ye to Carner Alr Wng 11 CVW 111 and we com1ng a new squa ron ot a1rcratt CVW 5 ase 1n Atsug1 apan Anot er part o t e turnover 1n Hawau was t e cross ec 1ng or swap pmg o certam crewmem ers om Haw an In epen ence Haw arnve at Yo osulza apan on August 11 1 8 Her rst ep oyment out o Yo osu a egan on Sept 30 1998 and lasted a mont an Durmg t e crulse t e HawI2f5 team part1c1p1te 1n tw annua CXSICISCS 1n t e Sea o apan Fo Eage 8 Qct 24 Nw 411 w1t t e Ixepu o tx rea an Keen Swor Nov 5 12 W1t1'l tl1e Japan Mantlme Se De ense 4 r e On Nov 20 1998 tlme Flrst Nwvy Ia Ie ra1 r arc Klttx Haw 16 y ma mg ert eo ests 1p1n eet Haw y Dont Iqreu 71 Me ron 115C t1 unt1 s e ecommlsslone or trans errec to t e eet reserves C ange o Comman eeremony Capt Sarnar to t e au 1ence K1t I Imle rewmem ers are some o t e ardest wor 1ng men an women m t e Navy todw TI1 X r gu a1 y ma e S6CI'1 ICCS o tlungs tlmat just aren t seen anyw mere e se III tlme Nwv 1tt e dld anyone 1n t e crowc rea me It it t Ie tune ut t me exents t 1e upcommg year were to PIOV1 e a p at orm or t e Haw 5 team to malze Lapt bamar s wor s r1ng ou true Haw s next ep oyment 1n support o Exerclse Tan em T rust o Guam was sclmeduled to e a t ree mont un erway eg1nn1ng on March 2 1999 er comp et1on ot Tandem T11IuSt Ilowever Hawle and CVW 5 were unexpecte ly or ere to tlme Aratuan Gulf to reI1eve USS Enterpnse QCVN 65, Haw s new m1ss1on as part ot Operatlon Sout ern Watc was to en orce tlle N o F y Zone over Sout ern Iraq In a peno o 116 days CVW 5 prlots tlew more tlman 8 800 sortles 1 300 tmemg comloat m1ss1ons urmg w 1C tI'1ey dropped over 20 tons o or nance er Iaemg re eve m tI1e gulf Iny USS T eo ore Roosevelt ICVN 71 Haw eade to Yo osulea rst crosslng t e equator w e en route to a port V1S1t to Fremant e Austra 18 Haw a so lt Pattaya T a an on t e way ome T e or1g1na t ee montla deployme t came to an en as Haw pu e 1n to p1er e1g t 1n Yo os a at 9 a m Aug 25 I don t t111I1l2 tlrere s anot er carrler or a1r w1ng t at cou o w at we o sa1d Capt Matt ew TuO11y Wtlu no notlce we went om a t ree mont CXCICISB ep oyment to a SIX mont rea wor tas mg We excee e every tas mg a oat w e e1ng super am assa ors o t e U S and tI1e U S Navy asllore Upon return to YoI2osu.I2a t e o cers an crew ottI1e Haw 5 team enyoye a we eserve stan own. But e1ng orward deployed means e1ng un erway so Haw ea e ac out to Sea on Qct, 22, 1999, or a t ree wee cru1se to PaI't1C1P6te 1n anot er Foa ag e CXGICISG Wlt tI1e Repulnlic ot Korea and Annual EXGICISC 1 IG, w1tI1 tl'16 Japanese Mar1t1me Selt Defense Force. ' , , ' , J ' . I2 , I., J I1 I1 I ' If ' J ' h - I I1 J: I J J 1 3 J IQ' I1 ' III' ' ' I II J-J I J ' lit '. J 1 , I ' I1 I, ' ' ,I1ead- ' I IJ, I I1 'h J J . ' IJJ ' CHD . . . C - 1 . A . I - , In J' ',J . I1 III ' I1 J IQ' , - ' , I ' I1 If I2 J J J . 12 ' Cl 12 IJ f I . Ii J I I IQ IQ In . , h- J-a- I1aII. ' I1 ' I1 - J' a I ' ' I1 I J 1.1.1 1194 . -1.1,-1111151 IvI1CIfal, .1 111 .- J, ' -II- I1 -,Fw-. . , , ' e C was 'se I on tao I ' 1' 12, ottic' I1 I1 IJ If ' II . Ilzwilllfl -1111 1f'I1Iw-' kS.II 'II1's 1 H 1 1 11 I1-II . Qn Ian. 28, 1999, Capt. Mattlaew Tuoliy assumed command ot Kitty Ilawle. During tI'1e 11 1 as , . IJI1 11- pf-W 1, Ih 11 12' .1 - 11 1 -1 12 '1- andd ' ' 7 I ' C L'I' ' I1 l If -,II IIN- OII1 ' II I I1 l2f 1 .G ' d ' I dand Ia' J I ,' I ' J I1 , II , I1 I1 - I1 J IJ ' ' , . AII I ' , - J J J . . . . ki . . I ' I1 I1, I - I I1 . 'JI - . I . 1- I . . . A . Ifh I J . AI1 ' Ii J' I1 J 1, hh Jbaclz I2 ,Ii ' I1 hil I, I'. I2 I If , Iuil J I1 I1 . I1 I Iu - n J I2 IIJ' ' 'I1' IQ uIQ . ., . , . ff ' - f 11 - - - 11 1.1.1 11 fl, - . 1, - - 11 11 - 11 - cl 1 -- I1 I- IJ IQ' . JJ IQ' Il 1111 If I1 I, J I ,11 IE 1 If ' .1 ll-J .1 J-J If I - IJ' J , IQI1 JJIJ IQ I I1 - IQ ' ' I1 IE I ' 'II

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lie tnstory ot USS KITTY HAWK clo ely parall l th course o nava avlatlon over t e past 37 years Bun t 1n Camden NI KITTY HAWK was lrer lclecl as tl'1e trr t 1n a new c ass o super carner at er comm1ss1on1ng at tlne Ptulaclel plala Naval Slupyarcl on Apnl 29 1961 T e 86 000 ton Sl'11p clepartecl ller tromeport o Dan Drego on Iaer flI'St Western Pacxtrc KWESTPACJ cleployment m 1962 Smce ttlat tlme KITTY HAWK ancl a vane Camer Alr Wngs ave comp ete 18 cleployments m upport 0 operatlons mc u mg Vietnam t eIran1an ostage cn IS Operatlon Restore Hope 1n Soma 18 an a1r tn e agamst Iraq As lea er o t e JOIDIC coa 1t1on o en we stn e 1un e rn response to mcreaslng Iraqx v1o at1ons ot Unxte Natrons sanctxons KITTY HAWK unclerwent tlaree over a ln t e Bremerton Wash Naval Slulpyarcl n 1977 1982 ancl I998 e slnp s most Slglll 1c1nt mamtenance peno owever was 1 SCIVICC L1 e Extenslon Program QSLEPQ nn tl'1 Plnla e pl'1 tNava Slulpyarcl tzegmnmg m 1987 T at l.'lgO1'OLlS our year .Over au a e an estlmate 20 years tot e p anne, 30 year lte ot tlme sl'11p KITTY HAWK cllsplayecl tlue long reacla ot camer avratlon y comp etmg a wor crurse on t e way to aclelplua ancl returne y roun mg t e sout ern most tmp ot Soutlm Amerlca MZ T me Haw set S81 on 1tS I7t ep oyment on une ZLL 1994 Durmg tlae srx mont C1'1l1SG KITTY HAWR ancl Camer Alr Wmg FIFTEEN under tlme 1rect1on ot t e Comman er Crulser Destroyer Group FIV provule a sta lzlng ln uence 1n t e Western P601 C urlng a tune o great tens1on 1n t e Far East Soon a er KITTY HAWK s return trom cleployment t ie s IP was awar e t e Battle EIIICICDCY Awar or Batt e E QIVBH yearly to t e est carrrer 1n t ie Pac1 c I: eet In Qctotmer KITTY HAWK welcomecl alaoarcl ttre prou m ers an lmposmg a1rpower ot Carrxer A1r Wmg ELEV N es ott a ep oyrnent to t e Perslan alooarcl tlae U S ABRAHAM LINCOLN KCVN 721 I I and Cizlflflel' All' Wlflg I'Cfl1'1eCl. t e1r teamwor ur-mg wor ups enjoylng a very success partlclpatlon 1n XSICISB Rlm o t e P301 c a mu tl natlona ewcercxse talzmg place arouncl tl'1e Hawauan Is an s 1nvo vmg t e mantlme orces o Canada apan Sout Korea C e an Austra ld 1n preparat1on or step oyrnent 1n Octolaer 1 KITTY HAWK laegan 1tS I8tlu cleployment Get 11 1997 En route to tlme Aralalan Gulf tlie KITTY HAWKICVW 11 team ma e port ca s rn Hong Kong an Smgapore C r1stmas was ce e rated mport Ba ram, ancl two Gult port calls were ma e to Jelnel All, U A E Returnmg I-rom a successtul tour at tI1e hp ot ttle spear, W tlae crew enjoyecl Ixlnerty 1n Fremantle, Australia and Hotrart, Tasmama After a Ianet stop ln Hawau, KITTY HAWK returnecl to San D1ego Aprll 11, 1997 3