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At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Feb. 15, 2003 -- The Navy’s largest First Navy Jack, with the motto “Don’t Tread On Me”, flies high above an E-2C Hawkeye belonging to the “Liberty Bells” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One One Five (VAW-115), while transiting through the Straits of Malacca. Kitty Hawk and embarked Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) were recently ordered to the Central Command area of responsibility to join coalition forces preparing for possible operations in that area. Kitty Hawk is America’s longest-serving active warship and the world’s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating out of Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom.

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Kuwait (Feb. 15, 2003) -- An M1A1 Main Battle Tank assigned to the 2d Marine Expeditionary Brigade (2-MEB) offloads from a Landing Craft, Air Cushioned (LCAC) from Assault Craft Unit 4 (ACU-4), at a Kuwaiti Naval Base. Elements of the 2-MEB have been deployed in support of the global war on terrorism, and other operations in support of national interests as directed. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Angel Roman-Otero.