Original crew member aboard USS Kitty Hawk CV 63.

Kitty Hawk, N.C., (Oct. 03, 2002) Chief Warrant Officer (Ret.) Bob Schultz, a USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) plank owner, reflects on his time aboard the aircraft carrier, having reported to the pre-commissioning unit Kitty Hawk in June of 1960. The ship was commissioned on Apr. 29, 1961. It was all good, he said of his service aboard the now oldest active ship in the Navy. In the 28 years I served, it was the best group of people Ive ever worked with. Schultz visited Kitty Hawk, N.C., earlier this month to observe a USS Kitty Hawk-based aviator, Lt. Cmdr. Klas Santa Ohman, as he trained to fly a replica of the 1902 Wright glider as part of the commemorative event Return to Kitty Hawk marking the 100th anniversary of controlled flight. USS Kitty Hawk is the U.S. Navys only permanently forward deployed aircraft carrier, operating out of Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographers Mate 1st Class Shane T. McCoy. File# 021003-N-6967M-401