Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Kitty Hawk to leave Japan on Wednesday

The aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk will leave its Japanese home port of Yokosuka for the United States on Wednesday, ending its nearly 10-year mission in Japan.

The Navy will replace the Kitty Hawk, the Navy’s last conventionally powered carrier, with the nuclear-powered carrier George Washington in August.

A fire on the George Washington last week has raised safety fears among Yokosuka citizens.

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