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Kitty Hawk leaves Japan for decomissioning

Great photo as the USS Kitty Hawk leaves Yokosuka for the last time.  CJ is on his way home to get married!  ???????? ????? ????????-Yahoo story-  -More BBC photos-Sailors spell Sayonara on Kitty Hawk deck

Kitty Hawk finally makes it to Hong Kong!

After the big snub last Thanksgiving, the USS Kitty Hawk finally made port in Hong Kong.  Here’s a great video of some shipmates on a challenging mountain hike.  CJ is in several of the shots:

Thanksgiving Snub for the Kitty Hawk

Japan 196My son CJ had been looking forward to visiting Hong Kong over Thanksgiving, as the Kitty Hawk was scheduled to port there.  Unfortunately the Chinese government had other ideas and turned away the carrier group.  Nearly 300 families had flown over to Hong Kong to spend the holiday with their loved ones in the carrier group and were disappointed.  Here’s the link to the story on CNN:

U.S. commander ‘perplexed’ by China’s refusal of warship visit