From the flight deck of the USS Kitty Hawk to the barracks of Camp Zama, this week's U.S. presidential election has a special resonance for America's troops abroad.

With a war raging and the race just days away, the turnout in Japan is expected to be heavy.

"This is something that is on a lot of sailors' minds, definitely," said Lt. Brooke Dewalt, a public affairs officer on the Kitty Hawk, the only aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy that has its home port outside of the United States. "Making sure they can vote is a very high priority for us."