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U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk leaves Yokosuka
Japan Policy & Politics, March 25, 2002
YOKOSUKA, Japan, March 18 Kyodo
The U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk on Monday left its home port of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, possibly for deployment in the U.S.-led multinational war on terrorism.
The U.S. Navy said the 83,960-ton carrier is engaged in ordinary operations and refused to disclose its destination. But it is believed to be heading to the Indian Ocean to support U.S. military operations there.
The carrier set sail from Yokosuka on Oct. 1 last year to join Operation Enduring Freedom, the code name for the war on terrorism following the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.
It served as a base for some 20 helicopters and 600 special forces troops dispatched to Afghanistan and returned to Yokosuka on Dec. 23 after a three-month tour of duty.
Rear Adm. Steven Kunkle, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Carrier Group Five, earlier said the ship is expected to set sail again in connection with an operation in Afghanistan in the spring.
The U.S. Navy in Japan conducted aircraft nighttime takeoff and landing drills for aircraft of the Kitty Hawk at U.S. Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture earlier this month in preparation for the trip. The ship was on a training voyage between last Tuesday and Friday.
The Kitty Hawk is part of the U.S. Navy's 7th Fleet, which covers parts of the Indian Ocean. It carries about 75 aircraft, including fighter jets, and has 2,800 crew. It can accommodate about 5,500 people, including flight crews.
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