THE TENSION: Combat Camera: On Deployment With Kitty Hawk CSG, 4 Aug 2007

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2007) - Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class John Mayo, 25, from Los Angeles, directs an E-2C Hawkeye aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) flight deck. Aviation structural mechanics troubleshoot, repair, and make final checks on all aircraft before they can be launched. Kitty Hawk is two months into its summer deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Juan Antoine King (RELEASED)

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 31, 2007) - Operations Specialist 1st Class David Morey gives a performance as Stethem Steelworker Bee as the Arleigh Burke-class Guided-missile destroyer USS Stet hem (DDG 63) performs a connected replenishment (CONREP) with Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194). The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group just completing Talisman Saber 07, an exercise designed to maintain a high level of interoperability between U.S. and Australian forces, demonstrating the U.S. and Australian commitment to our military alliance and regional security. U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Danny Ewing Jr (RELEASED)

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 31, 2007) - The USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) performs a connected replenishment (CONREP) with Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194). The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group just completing Talisman Saber 07, an exercise designed to maintain a high level of interoperability between U.S. and Australian forces, demonstrating the U.S. and Australian commitment to our military alliance and regional security. U.S. Navy photo by Lt.j.g. Danny Ewing Jr. (RELEASED)

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2007) - An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Golden Dragons of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 192 launches from the flight deck of USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk is two months into its summer deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Juan Antoine King (RELEASED)

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 27, 2007) - USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Air Department Sailors raise a flight deck barricade during a training drill. Kitty Hawk is two months into its summer deployment from Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph R Schmitt (RELEASED)

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 27, 2007) - Seaman Dana Fitch, of West Palm Beach, Fla., sands a chock on the fantail aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Chocks are sanded and painted after the ship pulls out of port as the ship's mooring lines wear off the paint, opening the underlying metal to corrosion. Chocks guide mooring lines so the ship can be safely tied to a pier. Kitty Hawk is two months into its summer deployment from Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photograph by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kyle D. Gahlau (RELEASED)

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 29, 2007) - The guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) pulls alongside the Military Sealift Command Fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194), while USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) refuels. Kitty Hawk is two months into its summer deployment from Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Juan Antoine King (RELEASED)

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 26, 2007) - Hose team members enter a smoke boundary to combat a simulated fire during a general quarters drill aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). General quarters train Kitty Hawk Sailors to control damage to the ship during an enemy attack. Kitty Hawk is two months into its summer deployment from Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo taken be Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph R Schmitt (RELEASED)

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 28, 2007) - Culinary Specialist Seaman Alberto Guillen places bread on cooling racks in USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) bakeshop. Bakeshop personnel make more than 900 loaves of bread daily while the ship is at sea. Kitty Hawk is two months into its summer deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kyle D. Gahlau (RELEASED)