Keywords: US Navy 021114-N-2326B-001 An F-A-18C Hornet prepares for launch from one of four steam powered catapults aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).jpg en Pacific Ocean Nov 14 2002 An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Golden Dragons of Strike Fighter Squadron One Nine Two VFA-192 prepares for launch from one of four steam powered catapults aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 Kitty Hawk and her embarked Carrier Air Wing Five CVW-5 are conducting joint training exercises during Keen Sword 2003 Keen Sword is the 7th in a series of regularly scheduled joint/bilateral field training exercises since 1986 involving the Japanese Self Defense Force JSDF and U S military The purpose of Keen Sword is to train and evaluate wartime functions and bilateral cooperation procedures against the backdrop of a regional contingency scenario that has direct and immediate consequences to the U S and Japan U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 1st Class Ted Banks RELEASED 2002-11-14 021114-N-2326B-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 12082 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 1st Class Ted Banks PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 F/A-18 Hornet on flight decks Keen Sword 2003 Strike Fighter Squadron 192 United States Navy |