US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Gary Roughead (third from left), Commander, US Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT), and USN Rear Admiral (RADM) James D. Kelly (right), Commander, US Naval Forces Japan, accompany local Japanese Government Officials, as they break open the cover of a Japanese Sake Jug, during an Independence Day Reception Ceremony held aboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK, (CV 63) in Otaru, Japan(JPN). While in port, KITTY HAWK Sailors will have a chance to sightsee, shop, enjoy recreational activities and participate in community relation projects with the host nation. The USS KITTY HAWK demonstrates power projection and sea control as the USN only permanently,...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Gary Roughead (third from left), Commander, US Pacific Fleet (USPACFLT), and USN Rear Admiral (RADM) James D. Kelly (right), Commander, US Naval Forces Japan, accompany local Japanese Government Officials, as they break open the cover of a Japanese Sake Jug, during an Independence Day Reception Ceremony held aboard the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS KITTY HAWK, (CV 63) in Otaru, Japan(JPN). While in port, KITTY HAWK Sailors will have a chance to sightsee, shop, enjoy recreational activities and participate in community relation projects with the host nation. The USS KITTY HAWK demonstrates power projection and sea control as the USN only permanently, forward-deployed aircraft carrier.

Base: USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63)

Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Jimmy C. Pan, USN

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files