{"id":5254,"date":"2021-10-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/?p=5254"},"modified":"2021-10-12T09:44:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T13:44:34","slug":"102-adieu-kitty-hawk-and-thank-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azadkinsiii.com\/blog\/102-adieu-kitty-hawk-and-thank-you\/","title":{"rendered":"#102\u2014Adieu Kitty Hawk\u2026 and Thank You!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Trivia Questions (Answers @ end)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Who said, \u201cThe greatest glory in living lies not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.\u201d<\/em>?<\/li>
  2. In what movie did we hear, \u201cToto, I\u2019ve a feeling we\u2019re not in Kansas anymore.\u201d<\/em>?<\/li>
  3. In what song (and who sang it) did we hear the following?
    Here she comes now sayin’ Mony Mony<\/em>
    Shoot ’em down, turn around, come on Mony<\/em>
    Hey! She gives me love and I feel alright now<\/em><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n
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    Blog #102 (Audio)<\/div><\/div>
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    Listen to the audio of this blog, read by Andy Adkins. Click the \u201cAudio<\/strong><\/em>\u201d button below.<\/p>\n<\/div>

    Published: <\/span>October 11, 2021<\/span><\/div>
    <\/div>Audio by Andy Adkins<\/a><\/div><\/form><\/span>17<\/span> Downloads<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>
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    No, I\u2019m not going away\u2026 at least not anytime soon. This week\u2019s post is dedicated to USS<\/em> Kitty Hawk<\/em> (CV-63), who, along with USS John F. Kennedy<\/em> (CV-67), recently received their final orders to transfer to Brownsville, Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    I know I\u2019m a little sad for her final fate, but I\u2019m also proud to have served aboard her in the mid-1970s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    USS Kitty Hawk<\/em> (CV-63) underway in the Western Pacific on Nov 29, 1970.
    (US Navy official photograph)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Kitty Hawk\u2019s<\/em> Rich History<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Kitty Hawk<\/em> saw 26 major <\/em>deployments (defined as more than 2 months); six (6) of those were to Vietnam; ten (10) to the Indian Ocean. Her active duty covered the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, and the Global War on Terrorism. During the Vietnam War, Kitty Hawk<\/em> received 31 Vietnam Service Medals (1965\u20141972).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Throughout her lifetime, Kitty Hawk<\/em> had 497,511 arrested carrier landings and 448,301 launches (who keeps these statistics?). On August 6, 2008, she experienced the final trap and catapult launch. She pulled into San Diego the next morning for the turnover to USS George Washington<\/em> (CVN-73).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    During her 48 years of active duty, Kitty Hawk<\/em> hosted 5 different carrier air wings: CVW-15, CVW-11, CVW-9, CVW-2, and CVW-5. I tried to find out how many different aircraft squadrons served aboard her, but wasn\u2019t able to. Perhaps someone may enlighten me on that stat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Kitty Hawk<\/em> was the first of four supercarriers in the Kitty Hawk-class<\/em>. The others following her included USS Constellation<\/em> (CV-64), USS America<\/em> (CV-66), and USS John F. Kennedy<\/em> (CV-67).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Originally designated as CVA-63 (attack carrier), Kitty Hawk <\/em>was converted to a multi-mission carrier (CV) in 1973. Anti-submarine warfare would now also serve a major role in her future deployments. She became the first Pacific Fleet carrier to carry the \u201cCV\u201d designation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Kitty Hawk<\/em> Statistics<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n