A US Navy (USN) F/A-18E Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron 27 (VFA-27), Royal Maces, Naval Air Facility (NAF) Atsugi, Japan (JPN), chained-down on the flight deck of the Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) moored at the port of Sydney, Australia (AUS). This is the first time the KITTY HAWK made a port-of-call at Sydney since 2001. KITTY HAWK, its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5), and the Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS COWPENS (CG 63) arrived for a port visit on July 3rd