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Doug Larsen a contractor with the Wolverine Fire Protection Company pulls an emergency lever to test a High Expansion (HI-EX) foam system used for fire protection inside aircraft hangars. The Jet Ex foam produced by the Ansul Corporation covers the hangar up to twelve feet high preventing the spread of fire

An aerial view looking northeast, of a section of the base showing various supply storage buildings and fuel storage tanks. In the lower section of the photograph can be seen the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) tied up on the north side of pier 7 with the USS SAIPAN (LHA-2) tied up on the south side. The USS NASSAU (LHA-4) is tied up on the south side of pier 6

MCPO Charles Cartwright prepares to commit a wreath to the sea in memory of the servicemen who lost their lives in the Solomon Islands Campaign during World War II. The ceremony is taking place aboard the tank landing ship USS RACINE (LST-1191) at Iron Bottom Sound off the coast of Guadalcanal

US Navy (USN) Rear Admiral (RADM) William R. Klemm (at podium), Project Coordinator for the Ehime Maru Recovery Operations answers questions during a media briefing at the Ehime Maru Media Center, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (HI)

Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Navy Sailors from the Luhu (Type 052) Class Guided Missile Destroyer QINGDAO (DDG 113) stand in formation while holding their 7.62 mm Type 56 rifle as they depart Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Sept. 10, 2006 after Goodwill Visit. The visit provides an excellent opportunity to enhance cooperation between the two navies and underscores the United States commitment to supporting ongoing cooperative efforts in the Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by CHIEF Mass Communication SPECIALIST David Rush) (Released)

CHIEF of STAFF (CS) and First Deputy Commander of Russian Federated Navy (RFN) Pacific Fleet, Vice Admiral (VADM) Konstantin Sidenko and US Navy (USN) Commander of US Naval Forces Marianas (USNFM) Rear Admiral (RADM) (Upper Half) Joe Leidig place a wreath at the War in the Pacific National Historical Park, at Asan Bay, Guam (GU)

Navy Lieutenant Adam Pacal, a flight surgeon from HMH-463, gives advice to patient Timothy Jutim in Peleliu during a community relations project during Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. KOA THUNDER is an exercise involving elements of 1ST Marine Air Wing (MAW), and 3rd Marine Division, where Marines conduct an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE). The Aviation Support Element (ASE) from Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, will be tested on command and control of several different missions, to include Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personal (TRAP), airfield seizures, and a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO)

A squad of Marines boards a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM 261) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter on the grounds of the US Embassy. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), deployed aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2), were sent to augment security at the embassy as part of Operation SHARP EDGE

Elevated view of four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters parked on the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN during the NATO exercise Display Determination '81 that took place September 19 to October 14, 1981

UH-1N Iroquois and CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters line the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during NATO Exercise NORTHERN WEDDING '86

U.S. Navy Sailors aboard the Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) enjoy the view as their ship transits through the Suez Canal in Egypt on Sept. 2, 2006. SAIPAN is currently underway conducting maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication SPECIALIST SEAMAN Patrick W. Mullen III) (Released)

A US Navy (USN) MH-60S Seahawk helicopter is directed onto the flight deck aboard the USN Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS SAIPAN (LHA 2). The helicopter is performing "touch and go" training in order for the squadron and the ship to meet qualification standards to maintain deployment readiness