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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremy Guiles cleans the canopy of an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 27 in preparation for flight operations on the flight deck of the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) in the South China Sea on Dec. 6, 2005. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is operating in the South China Sea from its homeport of Yokosuka, Japan.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremy Guiles cleans the canopy of an F/A-18E Super Hornet.

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremy Guiles cleans the canopy of an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 27 in preparation for flight operations on the flight deck of the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) in the South China Sea on Dec. 6, 2005. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is operating in the South China Sea from its homeport of Yokosuka, Japan.

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