Naval Air Facility Atsugi
"Kitty Hawk" departed San Diego on 6 July 1998, to assume new duties as America's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier from . "Kitty Hawk" also welcomed aboard Carrier Air Wing 5, operating from Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan. "Kitty Hawk" arrived at her new operating location of U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, on 11 August 1998.