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Article: U.S. Navy announces CVN to replace USS Kitty Hawk in 2008.
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- October 28, 2005
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M2 PRESSWIRE-28 October 2005-US DOD: U.S. Navy announces CVN to replace USS Kitty Hawk in 2008(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The U.S. Navy announced today that one of its nine Nimitz-class aircraft carriers will replace the USS Kitty Hawk as the forward deployed carrier in the Western Pacific, and will arrive in Yokosuka, Japan in 2008.
The USS Kitty Hawk is nearing the end of its service life and will return to the United States in 2008 to be decommissioned.
The United States values Japan's contributions to the peace, security and stability of the Asia-Pacific region and its long-term commitment and hospitality in ...