
PACIFIC SUNSET – A plane captain enjoys a sunset from atop an F/A-18 Hornet prior to the start of another launch cycle aboard the conventionally-powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk in the western Pacific, Aug. 8, 2005. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group and the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer are participating in the third annual Joint Air and Sea Exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Bo Flannigan