The Arrival of the Americans

jasonnewman

Here Kitty! This cat's a monsterJuly 5, 2007 - 2:43PMThe US Navy aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk has arrived in Sydney Harbour.The super carrier, accompanied by four other US navy ships, berthed at the Garden Island naval base and will remain in Sydney until Tuesday.Prime Minister John Howard  addressed about 300 sailors on board the carrier, offering them a warm welcome to Sydney.Standing in front of a large US navy flag, The Navy Jack, Mr Howard spoke of the US navy's long association with Sydney."Australians and Americans have fought together in defence of freedom and against threats to our way of life on many occasions,'' he told the sailors."We continued to do it today and work together around the world defending our way of life and fighting terrorism.''Directly after the speech, Mr Howard spoke with a number of the sailors who surrounded him and responded to his speech with an enthusiastic round of applause.The US ships,  part of the joint Australian-US military exercise Talisman

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It was a sunny but windy day. Yet some arrived hours early to caputre the first moment as the Kitty Hawk sails into the Sydney Harbour.[ 本帖最后由 jasonnewman 于 2007-7-5 15:48 编辑 ]

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Australian Navy battleship[ 本帖最后由 jasonnewman 于 2007-7-5 15:52 编辑 ]

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This US ship must have arrived the night before.

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police boat[ 本帖最后由 jasonnewman 于 2007-7-5 15:58 编辑 ]

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choppers

suosuo

anybody know how long will it stay here? wanna go and have a look, but not sure if it is still there after 2 days

bulaohu

Do you know can the public board Kitty Hawk this time? I was on Constellation last time it visited Sydney.

jasonnewman

原帖由 suosuo 于 2007-7-5 16:04 发表
anybody know how long will it stay here? wanna go and have a look, but not sure if it is still there after 2 days The super carrier, accompanied by four other US navy ships, berthed at the Garden Island naval base and will remain in Sydney until Tuesday.

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原帖由 bulaohu 于 2007-7-5 16:06 发表
Do you know can the public board Kitty Hawk this time? I was on Constellation last time it visited Sydney. Someone who knows please tell me too.