Article: USN: USS Kitty Hawk arrives at new home port.

M2 PRESSWIRE-24 August 1998-USN: USS Kitty Hawk arrives at new home port (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) arrived in her new home port of Yokosuka, Japan, Aug. 11.

Set to a backdrop of banners, flags and balloons, hundreds of dignitaries, family members and Sailors lined the pier to welcome the crew to their new home. Welcoming remarks were made by Ryohei Olamoto, President, Yokosuka Japan-American Society; and VADM Makoto Yamazaki, Commander-in-Chief, Japanese Self Defense Fleet. After expressing his confidence that Japan and Kitty Hawk were beginning a long and fruitful ...

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