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U.S. Navy Airman Michael Piersall prepares to raise the First Navy Jack on the flight deck of the USS Kitty Hawk after dropping anchor in Hong Kong, Nov. 24, 2005. Currently in port, the Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan.

Navy Jack

U.S. Navy Airman Michael Piersall prepares to raise the First Navy Jack on the flight deck of the USS Kitty Hawk after dropping anchor in Hong Kong, Nov. 24, 2005. Currently in port, the Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the U.S. Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan.

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