Keywords: US Navy 080807-N-7883G-255 The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) prepares to moor at Naval Air Station North Island upon her return to San Diego Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008.jpg en SAN DIEGO Aug 7 2008 The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 prepares to moor at Naval Air Station North Island upon her return to San Diego Thursday Aug 7 2008 Kitty Hawk will be decommissioned next year in Bremerton Wash The 46- year-old carrier is the oldest active-duty warship in the Navy and will be replaced this summer by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington CVN 73 in the foreground as the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D Gahlau/Released 2008-08-07 080807-N-7883G-255 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 62329 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D Gahlau PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS George Washington CVN-73 Naval ship arrivals to Naval Air Station North Island Manning the rail in the United States Navy |