At sea aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Oct. 29, 2002 â USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) receives fuel from the Military Sealift Command (MSC) replenishment oilier USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) while the destroyer USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964) approaches from the rear. Kitty Hawk is the United States only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and is homeported in Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographerâs Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom.