USS Kitty Hawk crew left in flux as plans paused

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USS Kitty Hawk crew left in flux as plans paused
By Allison Batdorff, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Wednesday, June 4, 2008

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — USS Kitty Hawk will continue to conduct flight operations, and the aircraft carrier will go to Guam for a few days in mid-June.

Beyond that, Kitty Hawk’s schedule is in flux, while the aircraft carrier USS George Washington awaits the results of a fire-damage assessment in San Diego.

"As you know, there have been and will be changes to our schedule in the coming weeks," the Kitty Hawk’s commanding officer Capt. Todd Zecchin said on the ship’s Web site.

The 47-year-old Kitty Hawk left Yokosuka last Wednesday amid cheering crowds, as the Navy’s oldest active-duty warship was headed to Hawaii to trade places with the USS George Washington and then steam to its final destination of Bremerton, Wash., for decommissioning.

But a May 22 fire aboard the George Washington, which lasted several hours, left some sailors with minor injuries and damaged several spaces on the ship.


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1. The Navy is always like that

Back in the 80's the Hermitage had to take the USS Spiegel Grove's Med tour since the Grove couldn't make it due to engineering problems. The Hermitage had just gotten back from the Med and had to head back over after a quick yard period. Then in 90, the South Carolina had to take someones drug running tour down in the Caribbean after only being back for a week from a six week operation. I'm sure these aren't the only ships this has happened too over the years. (I was on both of these when this took place)