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The USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) sits pier side in Apra Harbor, Guam.

The USS Kitty Hawk sits pier side in Apra Harbor, Guam on April 18, 2000. Kitty Hawk is on a routine deployment en route to the Arabian Gulf.

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