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Carriers in the Indian
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Since the Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan, a United States Navy carrier presence in the Indian Ocean has become a regular feature of US Foreign Policy. To experience the day-to-day operational environment of a modern carrier battle group Australian Aviation Managing Editor, Jim Thorn and Technology Specialist, Carlo Kopp visited the USS America and Kittyhawk to bring you this report.
I caught my first glimpse of the USS Kitty Hawk from the open tailgate of a Grumman C-2A COD, a nylon gunner’s strap being the only restraint between a group of camera brandishing journalists and the Indian Ocean, 2000 ft below. I was fortunate enough, thanks to the efforts of Australian Aviation and the cooperation of the USN, to spend a day on the USS Kitty Hawk observing flight operations, an experience that is impossible to forget.
The USS Kitty Hawk, home-based in San Diego, California, was returning from a deployment in the Indian Ocean, her next port of call was Fremantle, W. A. The presence of front-line naval vessels in the Indian Ocean illustrates its importance in current world affairs, access to the Persian Gulf determining who would hold the upper hand in any future conflict, other than all-out nuclear war. The oil-rich Gulf is the primary energy source for a large part of the Western world, that energy being essential to maintain industry and transport.
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