Keywords: USS Kitty Hawk departs Pearl Harbor DVIDS106999.jpg en The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk departs Pearl Harbor after a brief port visit after the conclusion of Rim of the Pacific 2008 RIMPAC is the world's largest multinational exercise and is scheduled biennially by the U S Pacific Fleet Participants include the United States Australia Canada Chile Japan the Netherlands Peru Republic of Korea Singapore and the United Kingdom This was Kitty Hawk's last exercise before returning to the U S mainland for decommissioning in early 2009 Kitty Hawk will be replaced by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington this summer as the only U S carrier operating from Japan 2008-08-01 Chief Petty Officer David Rush https //www dvidshub net/image/106999 080801-N-+++++-003 2008-08-05 00 48 PEARL HARBOR HI US PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS George Washington CVN-73 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |