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A U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye aircraft assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 115 approaches a catapult on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk prior to its final launch from the ship while under way in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 6, 2008. More than 900 U.S. sailors from the ship and its airwing will transfer to USS George Washington upon USS Kitty Hawk’s arrival in San Diego, Calif.

HAWKEYES' FINAL LAUNCH

A U.S. Navy E-2C Hawkeye aircraft assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 115 approaches a catapult on the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk prior to its final launch from the ship while under way in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 6, 2008. More than 900 U.S. sailors from the ship and its airwing will transfer to USS George Washington upon USS Kitty Hawk’s arrival in San Diego, Calif.

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