USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63), At Sea (Jun. 18, 2006) â USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) steams along while participating in a photographic exercise (PHOTOEX) while preparing to participate in joint exercise Valiant Shield 2006. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006, the largest joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area June 19-23, the exercise includes 28 Naval vessels including three carrier strike groups, more then 300 aircraft and more than 20,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Stephen W. Rowe
